English Explanatory Dictionary

sulvanite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hydrothermal mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and vanadium.

Word forms

sulvanite sulvanites

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sulpur Latin sulfur Latin sulphur Anglo-Norman sulfrebor. Middle English sulphur English sulfur Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius New Latin -ium New Latin vanadiumder. English vanadium Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite blend English sulvanite Blend of sulfur + vanadium + -ite.

Derived words

arsenosulvanite
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