Where does “andezin” come from?

andezin (Romanian) comes from English andesine, from English Andes, from Spanish Andes, from Quechua andi — high crest.

andezin (Romanian): andesine

Definitions

  1. andesine

Ancestry of “andezin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishandesineSodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen
2EnglishAndes—
3SpanishAndesthe Andes
4Quechuaandihigh crest
Every word from Quechua andi →Every word from Spanish Andes →Every word from English Andes →