English
antarctictite
From Antarctica + -ite, after where it was first found.
Formed from Antarctica + -ite
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos ‘bear’
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Ancient Greek ἄρκτος ‘bear’
Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός ‘Arctic’
Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός ‘antarctic’
New Latin Antarctica
English Antarctica
Today it means
noun An evaporite consisting of calcium chloride, CaCl.6H₂O, found in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
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Etymograph / antarctictite