The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγάνωμα“glaze”
- English todayganophyllite
From Ancient Greek γάνωμα (gánōma, “glaze”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster and flat, platy appearance, + -ite.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekγάνωμα all →
ganomalite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.