Etymograph

English

altisite

Altisite comes from English Al ‘aluminum’.

  1. English1500–presentAl‘aluminum’
  2. Englishtodayaltisite

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentAl‘aluminum’
  2. Englishtodayaltisite

A compound of Al ‘aluminum’ + Ti ‘titanium’ + Si ‘silicon’ + -ite

Hindi आल

English Al

Latin Sāncte Iohannēs ‘Saint John (the Baptist)’

Middle English si ‘seventh degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's…’

English Ti

Latin Sāncte Iohannēs ‘Saint John (the Baptist)’

Middle English si ‘seventh degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's…’

English Si

Today it means

noun A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English Al / altisite