Etymology

spodiosite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →

Swedish spodiosit ← Ancient Greek σπόδιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπόδιος“grey”
  2. Swedish · derived fromspodiosit
  3. English todayspodiosite

Swedish spodiosit, from Ancient Greek σπόδιος (spódios, “grey”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.