Where does “gibsit” come from?

gibsit (Indonesian) comes from English gibbsite, from English Gibbs, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende — on, onto.

gibsit (Indonesian): gibbsite, hydrargyllite: a mineral with monoclinic crystals, usually white but can have different colors, Al(OH)

Definitions

  1. gibbsite, hydrargyllite: a mineral with monoclinic crystals, usually white but can have different colors, Al(OH)

Ancestry of “gibsit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgibbsiteA mineral with monoclinic crystals, usually white...
2EnglishGibbsAn English patronymic surname from Gibb (Gilbert)
3English-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to...
4English’s
5EnglishKingstownOS grid ref NY3959
6EnglishtownA settlement; an area with residential districts,...
7Middle Englishtountown
8Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
9Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
10Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-