Etymology

kyanite

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Today it means: A blue neosilicate mineral, Al₂SiO₅, found in metamorphic rocks. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κυανός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκυανός“blue”
  2. English todaykyanite

Ancient Greek κυανός (kuanós, “blue”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκυανός all →

cyanophyllite

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