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Where does “criolite” come from?

criolite (Italian) comes from Italian lite, from Latin līs, from Old Latin stlīs.

criolite (Italian): cryolite

Definitions

  1. cryolite

Ancestry of “criolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianliteA quarrel, row, altercation, fight; A suit,...
2Latinlīs—
3Old Latinstlīs—
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →