Where does “kimberlite” come from?

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

kimberlite (Italian): kimberlite

Definitions

  1. kimberlite

Ancestry of “kimberlite”, step by step

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