The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγάνωμα“glaze”
- English todayganomalite
From Ancient Greek γάνωμα (gánōma, “glaze”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its distinct adamantine luster.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekγάνωμα all →
ganophyllite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.