Where does “sulphospinel” come from?
sulphospinel (English) comes from English spinel, from French spinelle, from Latin spīna, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
sulphospinel (English): Alternative form of sulfospinel
Definitions
- Alternative form of sulfospinel
Ancestry of “sulphospinel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spinel | Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry... |
| 2 | French | spinelle | spinel |
| 3 | Latin | spīna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | speinā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |