Etymology

elpidite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐλπίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐλπίς“hope”
  2. English todayelpidite

From Ancient Greek ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐλπίς all →

Elpis

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