English
kaliophilite
Kaliophilite comes from Latin kalium ‘potassium’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEkalium‘potassium’
- Englishtodaykaliophilite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEkalium‘potassium’
- Englishtodaykaliophilite
Formed from kalium + -o- + -philite
Every English word from Latin kalium
Today it means
noun a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin kalium / kaliophilite