Etymology

menilite

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Today it means: A greyish-brown form of opal. Full definition →

French ménilite
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  1. French · derived fromménilite
  2. English todaymenilite

French ménilite, because it is found at Ménilmontant, in Paris.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.