English
barite
Barite comes from Ancient Greek βαρύτης ‘heaviness’, from βαρύς ‘heavy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷreh₂-‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂us‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷarus‘heavy’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβαρύς‘heavy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβαρύτηςbarútēs‘heaviness’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbarote
- Englishtodaybarite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷreh₂-‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂us‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gʷarus‘heavy’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβαρύς‘heavy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβαρύτηςbarútēs‘heaviness’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbarote
- Englishtodaybarite
Equivalent to bar- + -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
bar, guru, brigadier, aggravation, gravitate, brio, brigand, 17 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
grave, brutal, gravity, grief, brute, grieve, grievous, grievance, aggravate, brut, gravitation, gravitas, 15 more
through Ancient Greek βαρύς ‘heavy’
Today it means
noun A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- / barite