Where does “zircophyllite” come from?
zircophyllite (English) comes from English zirconium, from English zircon, from German Zirkon, from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam — to flourish; green, yellow.
zircophyllite (English): A complex mineral with the chemical formula SiO
Definitions
- A complex mineral with the chemical formula SiO
Ancestry of “zircophyllite”, step by step
zircophyllite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zirconium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zirconium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 40,... |
| 2 | English | zircon | A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,... |
| 3 | German | Zirkon | zircon |
| 4 | French | zircon | zircon |
| 5 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 6 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English astrophyllite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astrophyllite | A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οὐρέω | I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |