Where does “calcopirite” come from?
calcopirite (Italian) comes from Italian pirite, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.
calcopirite (Italian): chalcopyrite
Definitions
- chalcopyrite
Ancestry of “calcopirite”, 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 | — |