Where does “ialite” come from?

ialite (Italian) comes from Italian -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

ialite (Italian): hyalite

Definitions

  1. hyalite

Ancestry of “ialite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-lite-lite; -lith
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθοςEvery word from Italian -lite
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