Etymology

neosilicate

neo·sili·cate
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Today it means: any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours Full definition →

English silicate ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Englishsilicate
  8. English todayneosilicate

From neo- + silicate.

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