Etymology

gymnite

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Today it means: An amorphous form of antigorite. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γυμνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγυμνός
  2. English todaygymnite

Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós) + -ite

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγυμνός all →

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