English
goethite
Goethite comes from German Goethit.
- Germanc. 1650–presentGoethit
- Englishearliest quotation 2015goethite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentGoethit
- Englishearliest quotation 2015goethite
Earliest quotation: 2015, Asa H. Barber, Extreme strength observed in limpet teeth: “Recent work has shown that the teeth of limpets…”
Every English word from German Goethit
Today it means
noun An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Goethit / goethite