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

criolite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianliteA quarrel, row, altercation, fight; A suit,...
2Latinlīslawsuit, action
3Old Latinstlīs—

via Italian crio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrio—
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →