Etymology

achondrite

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Today it means: Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules. Full definition →

English chondrite ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishchondrite
  7. English todayachondrite

From a- + chondrite.

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