Where does “melilit” come from?

melilit (Romanian) comes from English melilite, from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

melilit (Romanian): melilite

Definitions

  1. melilite

Ancestry of “melilit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmeliliteany mineral consisting of a solid solution of...
2English-liteused to form names of rocks and minerals
3Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from English -lite →Every word from English melilite →