Etymology

stalagmite

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Today it means: A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave. Full definition →

New Latin stalagmītēs ← Ancient Greek σταλαγμός (stalagmós)
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  1. Ancient Greekσταλάσσω (stalássō)
  2. Ancient Greekστάλαγμα (stálagma)
  3. Ancient Greekσταλάσσω (stalássō)
  4. Ancient Greekσταλαγμός (stalagmós)
  5. New Latinstalagmītēs
  6. English todaystalagmite

From New Latin stalagmītēs, from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”) or σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “dripping”).

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