The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromνῆμα“thread”
- English todaynemalite
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekνῆμα all →
acronemenematheciumplectoneme
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nemalite
Today it means: A variety of brucite, occurring in slender fibers which are elastic and easily separated, having a color of white with a shade of yellow and a highly silky luster. Full definition →
Ancient Greek νῆμα