Etymograph

English

kernite

From Kern + -ite, since it comes from Kern County, California.

Formed from Kern + -ite

Latin cardō

Latin cardinem

French carne ‘corner’

English Kern

Today it means

noun A hydrated borate mineral, Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂, originally discovered in the Mojave Desert.

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

Etymograph / kernite