English
anatase
Anatase comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάτασις ‘extending, extension’, and goes back to ᾰ̓νᾰτείνω ‘to lift up, stretch forth’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓νᾰτείνω‘to lift up, stretch forth’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάτασιςanátasis‘extending, extension’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanatase
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓νᾰτείνω‘to lift up, stretch forth’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάτασιςanátasis‘extending, extension’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanatase
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰτείνω
Today it means
noun A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰτείνω / anatase