Etymograph

English

manganophyllite

From mangano- + phyllite.

Formed from mangano- + phyllite

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘leaf, blossom, flower’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰol-yom

Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον ‘leaf’

English phyllite

Today it means

noun A manganese-rich variety of the mica mineral biotite.

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

Etymograph / manganophyllite