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Where does “sideritis” come from?

sideritis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις, from Ancient Greek σίδηρος — iron; iron tool; sword.

sideritis (Latin): The ironwort; A kind of precious stone; The...

Definitions

  1. The ironwort; A kind of precious stone; The...

Ancestry of “sideritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσιδηρῖτιςironwort
2Ancient Greekσίδηροςiron; iron tool; sword

Words derived from “sideritis”

  • siderite
  • sideritic
  • mesosiderite
  • spherosiderite
  • oligosiderite
  • aerosiderite
  • holosiderite
  • phosphosiderite
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