Etymology

rhyolite

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Today it means: An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. Full definition →

German Rhyolith ← Ancient Greek ῥέω
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rhyolite · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥέω“flow”
  2. German · derived fromRhyolith
  3. English todayrhyolite

Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).

Rhyolite · proper noun2

From rhyolite, the rock.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥέω all →

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