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parabariomicrolite
Parabariomicrolite comes from Ancient Greek παρά ‘near’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαράpará‘near’
- Englishtodayparabariomicrolite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαράpará‘near’
- Englishtodayparabariomicrolite
The story
This name was discredited in 2016 in favor of hydrokenomicrolite-3R.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before, in front’
for, first, premier, prestigious, forbid, prairie, preface, primer, prefix, primate, precede, primacy, preeminent, prescient, portobello, impregnate, parasol, 16 more
through Ancient Greek παρά ‘near’
Today it means
noun A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and tantalum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek παρά / parabariomicrolite