Etymograph

English

hyaloclastite

From hyalo- + clast + -ite.

Formed from hyalo- + clast + -ite

Ancient Greek ὕαλος ‘glass’

English hyalo-

Today it means

noun A type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments.

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

Etymograph / hyaloclastite