Etymology

plinthite

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Today it means: A form of clay that is rich in iron and poor in humus Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλίνθος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλίνθος“brick”
  2. English todayplinthite

From Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπλίνθος all →

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