Where does “橄欖石” come from?

橄欖石 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 石, from Middle Chinese 石.

橄欖石 (Japanese): olivine; peridot

Definitions

  1. olivine; peridot

Ancestry of “橄欖石”, step by step

橄欖石 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 石

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese石a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese...
2Middle Chinese石—

via Japanese 橄欖

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese橄欖Chinese olive; olive
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