English
lorettoite
Loretto + -ite, as it was found in Loretto, Tennessee.
Formed from Loretto + -ite
Old Latin dacrus
Latin laurus ‘laurel tree’
Latin laurētum ‘a laurel grove’
Italian Loreto
English Loretto
The story
Loretto + -ite, as it was found in Loretto, Tennessee.
Today it means
noun A particular lead oxychloride mineral.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lorettoite