Where does “sienit” come from?

sienit (Romanian) comes from English syenite, from Latin Syēnītēs, from Latin Syene, from Ancient Greek Συήνη, from Egyptian swnw — the city of Aswan.

sienit (Romanian): syenite

Definitions

  1. syenite

Ancestry of “sienit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyeniteGranite; An igneous rock composed of feldspar and...
2LatinSyēnītēsof or belonging to Syene
3LatinSyeneAswan
4Ancient GreekΣυήνη
5Egyptianswnwthe city of Aswan
Every word from Egyptian swnw