Etymology

organoclay

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Today it means: An organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral. Full definition →

English clay ← Middle English cley ← Old English clǣġ
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The story

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gloyHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*klajjaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*klaij
  6. Old Englishclǣġ
  7. Middle Englishcley
  8. Englishclay
  9. English todayorganoclay

From organo- + clay.

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