Where does “xisto” come from?
xisto (Portuguese) comes from French schiste, from Ancient Greek σχῐστός.
xisto (Portuguese): schist; shale
Ancestry of “xisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | schiste | shale, schist |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σχῐστός | — |