Where does “syenite” come from?

Syenite comes from Latin Syenites, from Latin Syene, from Ancient Greek Συήνη, from Egyptian swnw, a town in southern Egypt from which this granite was quarried.

syenite (English): Granite; An igneous rock composed of feldspar and...

Definitions

  1. Granite; An igneous rock composed of feldspar and...

Ancestry of “syenite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSyēnītēsof or belonging to Syene
2LatinSyeneAswan
3Ancient GreekΣυήνη—
4Egyptianswnwthe city of Aswan

Words derived from “syenite”

Every word from Egyptian swnw →Every word from Ancient Greek Συήνη →Every word from Latin Syene →