English

leucogabbro

From leuco- + gabbro.

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

Proto-Indo-European *lewkós ‘bright’

Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’

Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’

Latin glaber ‘smooth’

Italian gabbro

Today it means

noun A gabbro that is light in colour due to a high concentration of plagioclase feldspar.

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

Etymograph / leucogabbro