Where does “halit” come from?

halit (Romanian) comes from English halite, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

halit (Romanian): halite

Definitions

  1. halite

Ancestry of “halit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaliteNative salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral;...
2Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →