Etymology

ancylite

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Today it means: A basic carbonate mineral of strontium and rare earth elements. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγκύλος“curved”
  2. English todayancylite

From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”). Analyzable as ancyl- + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγκύλος all →

ancylostomaankylosaurus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.