English
garnetite
garnet + -ite
Formed from garnet + -ite
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
Old French grenate ‘pomegranate (fruit)’
Middle English gernet ‘red, garnet (colour)’
English garnet
Today it means
noun A metamorphic rock composed primarily of garnet minerals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / garnetite