Where does “selenites” come from?
selenites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.
Ancestry of “selenites”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σεληνῑ́της | moonstone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | — |