Etymology

nephelite

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Today it means: Synonym of nepheline. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νεφέλη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνεφέλη“cloud”
  2. English todaynephelite

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

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