Where does “antracyt” come from?

antracyt (Kashubian) comes from Polish antracyt, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρακῖτις, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ — charcoal; a deep red precious stone, a carbuncle;...

antracyt (Kashubian): anthracite

Definitions

  1. anthracite

Ancestry of “antracyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishantracytanthracite
2Ancient Greekἀνθρακῖτιςa kind of coal
3Ancient Greekἄνθραξcharcoal; a deep red precious stone, a carbuncle;...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνθρακῖτις →Every word from Polish antracyt →