Etymology

cinerite

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Today it means: A sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ash Full definition →

Latin cinis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcinis“ash”
  2. English todaycinerite

Ultimately from Latin cinis (“ash”) and -ite.

Words from the same roots

Latincinis all →

cineration

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