Where does “dacito” come from?

dacito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Dácia, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

dacito (Portuguese): dacite an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content

Definitions

  1. dacite an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content

Ancestry of “dacito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseDácia—
2LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
3Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus
Every word from Ancient Greek Δάοι →Every word from Latin Dacia →Every word from Portuguese Dácia →