English
inosilicate
Inosilicate comes from Ancient Greek ἴς ‘fibre’, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs ‘force, strength’, and ultimately from *weyh₁- ‘to chase, pursue’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to chase, pursue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyHs‘force, strength’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wīsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἴς‘fibre’
- Englishtodayinosilicate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to chase, pursue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyHs‘force, strength’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wīsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἴς‘fibre’
- Englishtodayinosilicate
Formed from ino- + silicate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to chase, pursue’
previous, obvious, virtual, inevitable, virtue, voyage, convey, trivial, envoy, trivia, deviation, virtuous, deviant, venison, wer, viaduct, virtuoso, ochre, virile, virility, virago, trivium, obviate, 53 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs ‘force, strength’
violent, violation, vengeance, violate, vis, avenge, vim, vindication, violator, inviolable, 16 more
Today it means
noun any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- / inosilicate