English
algodonite
Algodonite comes from Spanish algodones ‘cottons’, and goes back to Aramaic כִיתָנָא /כִיתָאנָא.
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEכִיתָנָא /כִיתָאנָאkittānā
- Classical Syriacmodernܟܶܬܳܢܳܐkettānā
- Arabicc. 500–presentقُطْنquṭn‘cotton’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600قطنquṭun‘cotton’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500algodon‘cotton’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalgodones‘cottons’
- Englishtodayalgodonite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEכִיתָנָא /כִיתָאנָאkittānā
- Classical Syriacmodernܟܶܬܳܢܳܐkettānā
- Arabicc. 500–presentقُطْنquṭn‘cotton’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600قطنquṭun‘cotton’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500algodon‘cotton’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalgodones‘cottons’
- Englishtodayalgodonite
Formed from -ite
The story
Named after the Algodones silver mine in Chile + -ite; the name of the mine comes from Spanish algodones (‘cottons’).
Every English word from Aramaic כִיתָנָא /כִיתָאנָא
Today it means
noun A hexagonal copper arsenide mineral.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Aramaic כִיתָנָא /כִיתָאנָא / algodonite