Etymology

melinite

mel·i·nite
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Today it means: A yellow clay mineral from Bavaria. Full definition →

French mélinite ← Ancient Greek μήλινος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμήλινος“quince-yellow”
  2. French · borrowed frommélinite
  3. English todaymelinite

Borrowed from French mélinite, from Ancient Greek μήλινος (mḗlinos, “quince-yellow”).

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