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Where does “strontiowhitlockite” come from?

strontiowhitlockite (English) comes from English whitlockite, from English Whitlock, from Middle English lok, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

strontiowhitlockite (English): A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal white mineral...

Definitions

  1. A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal white mineral...

Ancestry of “strontiowhitlockite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhitlockiteA rare form of calcium phosphate
2EnglishWhitlock—
3Middle Englishloklock
4Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
5Proto-West Germaniclaik—
6Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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