Where does “selēnītēs” come from?

selēnītēs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

selēnītēs (Latin): Crystalline gypsum, selenite

Definitions

Crystalline gypsum, selenite

Ancestry of “selēnītēs”, step by step

selēnītēs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	σεληνῑ́της	moonstone
2	Ancient Greek	σελήνη	moon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3	Ancient Greek	Σέλας	light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

via Ancient Greek σεληνίτης

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	σεληνίτης	moonstone; inhabitants of the Moon
2	Ancient Greek	-ῑ́της	belonging to; member of; member of a group
3	Biblical Hebrew	אֶפְרָיִם	—

Words derived from “selēnītēs”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της →