The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδατέομαι“to divide”
- English todaydatolite
From Ancient Greek δατέομαι (datéomai, “to divide”) + -lite; in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
datolite
Today it means: A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO₄(OH). Full definition →
Ancient Greek δατέομαι