Etymology

trachybasalt

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Today it means: A volcanic rock with a composition between trachyte and basalt. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τραχύς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτραχύς“rough, rugged”
  2. English todaytrachybasalt

Ancient Greek τραχύς (trakhús, “rough, rugged”) + basalt.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτραχύς all →

trachyphonia

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