Where does “haematites” come from?
haematites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
haematites (Latin): A kind of red iron-ore, haematite; A red-colored...
Definitions
- A kind of red iron-ore, haematite; A red-colored...
Ancestry of “haematites”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | αἱματίτης | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 3 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “haematites”