Where does “arsenopirite” come from?
arsenopirite (Italian) comes from Italian pirite, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.
arsenopirite (Italian): arsenopyrite
Definitions
- arsenopyrite
Ancestry of “arsenopirite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pirite | pyrite |
| 2 | Latin | pȳritēs | pyrite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῡρίτης λίθος | stone of fire, flint |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πῦρ | a fire; lightning; a fever |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *pāwər | — |