The story
- Latin · derived fromcalx
- English todaycalcite
Words from the same roots
Latincalx all →
calciumchalkcausewaycalichecalcaneumcalcographycalthemitecaltropcalx
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
calcite
Today it means: A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble. Full definition →
Latin calx