siderite

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσιδηρῖτις“loadstone”
2. Latin · derived fromsideritis“lodestone”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromσίδηρος“iron”
4. Ancient Greek · derived fromσιδηρίτης“made of iron”
5. English todaysiderite

From Ancient Greek σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs, “made of iron”), from Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron”), or from Latin sideritis (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek σιδηρῖτις (sidērîtis, “loadstone”). By surface analysis, sider- + -ite.

Words from the same roots