Where does “dacit” come from?

dacit (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Dazit, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

dacit (Serbo-Croatian): dacite

Definitions

  1. dacite

Ancestry of “dacit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDazit—
2LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
3Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus
Every word from Ancient Greek Δάοι →Every word from Latin Dacia →Every word from German Dazit →