Etymology

euxenite

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Today it means: A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  9. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  10. Ancient Greekξεῖνος (xeînos)
  11. Ancient Greekεὔξενος (eúxenos)
  12. English todayeuxenite

From Ancient Greek εὔξενος (eúxenos, “friendly to strangers, hospitable”) + English -ite.

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