selenite

selenite · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσελήνη“moon”
2. English todayselenite

From Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ite; the chemistry sense comes via the name of the element selenium.

Selenite · noun, adjective²

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromσεληνίτης
2. English todaySelenite

From Ancient Greek σεληνίτης (selēnítēs), from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “belonging to”). By surface analysis, Selen(e) (“the Moon”) + -ite.

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