"fiorite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English Santa Fiora Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor. Latin -ītēslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītislbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fiorite From Santa Fiora + -ite. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Santa Fiora|-ite|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English Santa Fiora Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor. Latin -ītēslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītislbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fiorite [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "demonym", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-της", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῑ́της", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ītēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "grc", "2" : ":der", "3" : "-της<id:demonym>", "id" : "nominal" }, "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῑ́της", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῖτις", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ītis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fiorite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="fiorite"> From Santa Fiora + -ite., {{ety|en|:af|Santa Fiora|-ite|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English Santa Fiora Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor. Latin -ītēslbor. ▲ Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. Latin -ītislbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fiorite From Santa Fiora + -ite. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fiorite (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses. Tags: uncountable
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