Etymology

aphanitic

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Today it means: Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye. Full definition →

English aphanite ← Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) ← Proto-Hellenic *epʰaňňómān
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Proto-Hellenic*epʰaňňómān
  6. Ancient Greekφαίνομαι (phaínomai)
  7. Ancient Greekἀφανής (aphanḗs)
  8. Englishaphanite
  9. English todayaphanitic

From aphanite + -ic.

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