Etymology

celadonite

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Today it means: A blueish-green form of mica. Full definition →

French celadon
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The story

  1. French · derived fromceladon“sea-green”
  2. English todayceladonite

From French celadon (“sea-green”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Frenchceladon all →

celadon

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