English
ancylite
Ancylite comes from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος ‘curved’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enk-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγκύλοςankúlos‘curved’
- Englishtodayancylite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enk-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀγκύλοςankúlos‘curved’
- Englishtodayancylite
Formed from ancyl + ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- ‘to bend’
Today it means
noun A basic carbonate mineral of strontium and rare earth elements.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- / ancylite