Etymology

phyllite

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Today it means: A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφῠ́λλον“leaf”
  2. English todayphyllite

From Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon, “leaf”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφῠ́λλον all →

asterophyllite

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