English
lepidolite
Lepidolite comes from Ancient Greek λεπίς ‘scale, flake, shell, husk’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεπίςlepís‘scale, flake, shell, husk’
- Englishtodaylepidolite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεπίςlepís‘scale, flake, shell, husk’
- Englishtodaylepidolite
Formed from -lite
Linked words
through Ancient Greek λέπω ‘to peel’
through Ancient Greek λεπίς ‘scale, flake, shell, husk’
Today it means
noun A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λεπίς / lepidolite