Etymograph

English

eudialyte

Eudialyte comes from Ancient Greek εὖ διάλυτος ‘well decomposable’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὖ διάλυτοςeû diálutos‘well decomposable’
  2. Englishtodayeudialyte

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὖ διάλυτοςeû diálutos‘well decomposable’
  2. Englishtodayeudialyte

Today it means

noun A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek εὖ διάλυτος / eudialyte