Etymograph

English

gerhardtite

From Gerhardt + -ite, after Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-1856), a chemist who first prepared the artificial compound.

Formed from Gerhardt + -ite

Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard

Old High German Gērhart

German Gerhardt

English Gerhardt

Today it means

noun An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.

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Etymograph / gerhardtite