Where does “tantalite” come from?

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

tantalite (Italian): tantalite

Definitions

  1. tantalite

Ancestry of “tantalite”, 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 →