Where does “scapolit” come from?

scapolit (Romanian) comes from English scapolite, from Latin scapus, from Ancient Greek σκᾶπος — Doric spelling of σκῆπτρον.

scapolit (Romanian): scapolite

Definitions

  1. scapolite

Ancestry of “scapolit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscapoliteAny of several mixed sodium and calcium...
2Latinscapusstem, stalk; shaft
3Ancient GreekσκᾶποςDoric spelling of σκῆπτρον
Every word from Ancient Greek σκᾶπος →Every word from Latin scapus →Every word from English scapolite →