English
marcasite
Marcasite comes from Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا ‘marcasite, pyrite, and similar minerals of…’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَرْقَشِيتَاmarqašītā‘marcasite, pyrite, and similar minerals of ferrous sulfate’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500marchasita
- Englishearliest quotation 1999marcasite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَرْقَشِيتَاmarqašītā‘marcasite, pyrite, and similar minerals of ferrous sulfate’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500marchasita
- Englishearliest quotation 1999marcasite
Earliest quotation: 1999, Paracelsus, Opus Paramirum: “If he wants to speak as a physician, however,…”
Every English word from Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا
Today it means
noun The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS₂, occurring as yellow crystals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مَرْقَشِيتَا / marcasite