The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκόνις“dust”
- English todayconite
Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”), from its grey colour, + -ite.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekκόνις all →
conidiumkonio-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
conite
Today it means: A magnesian variety of dolomite. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κόνις