English
grandidierite
Grandidierite comes from French Grandidier.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGrandidier
- Englishtodaygrandidierite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentGrandidier
- Englishtodaygrandidierite
Formed from Grandidier + -ite
The story
From French Grandidier + -ite; named after French naturalist and explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921).
Every English word from French Grandidier
Today it means
noun An orthorhombic-dipyramidal bluish green mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Grandidier / grandidierite