English
mylonite
Mylonite comes from Ancient Greek μυλών ‘mill’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mólāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῠ́λη‘mill’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμυλώνmulṓn‘mill’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004mylonite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-‘to grind’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*mólāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῠ́λη‘mill’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμυλώνmulṓn‘mill’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004mylonite
Earliest quotation: 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth: “Towards the end of the nineteenth century the crush…”
Formed from -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‘to grind’
miller, meal, mill, mild, mold, mole, mould, mule, muller, camo, molar, mullet, mull, bonanza, amalgam, malleable, moulin, maelstrom, melatonin, moline, martel, malm, 37 more
through Proto-Hellenic *mólā
Today it means
noun Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- / mylonite