Where does “pirolusite” come from?

pirolusite (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek λοῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pirolusite (Italian): pyrolusite

Definitions

  1. pyrolusite

Ancestry of “pirolusite”, step by step

pirolusite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λοῦσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλοῦσιςwashing, bathing; cleaning
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Italian piro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →