Where does “bikuliitti” come from?
bikuliitti (Finnish) comes from English bicchulite, from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.
bikuliitti (Finnish): bicchulite
Definitions
- bicchulite
Ancestry of “bikuliitti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bicchulite | An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral... |
| 2 | English | -lite | used to form names of rocks and minerals |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λίθος | a stone; stone as a substance |