The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκάρυον“nut”
- English todaycaryopilite
From Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”) for its brown color and πίλος (pílos, “felt”) for its texture, + -ite.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekκάρυον all →
karyo-karyologykaryon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.