1. Etymology of the English suffix -ite
the English suffix -ite
Derivations in English
andesite, anhydrite, aragonite, barite, columbite, elaterite, evaporite, felsite, ferrite, germanite, gunite, hydrosulphite, kimberlite, magnesite, metabolite, niobite, sclerite, smaltite, stannite, tantalite, tungstite, turbidite, vermiculite, cordite, uralite, aaronite, acanthite, adamite, adipocerite, aluminite, anabolite, argentite, arsenite, asherite, azurite, bedlamite, benjaminite, bismuthinite, calcite, calebite, catabolite, cementite, chlorite, chondrite, cobaltite, coffinite, convertite, crystallite, cuprite, cyanite, danite, dimorphite, ebonite, edomite, ephraimite, erythrite, gadite, galleryite, geyserite, gibeonite, gileadite, glycerite, granitite, granulite, halite, hamite, harlemite, hitlerite, hussite, hyalite, hydrosulfite, illite, imamite, ishmaelite, islamite, issacharite, jadeite, jaredite, jarmoite, jebusite, judahite, kaolinite, kermesite, lignite, localite, madreporite, manassite, manganite, mannite, meteorite, midianite, muscovite, naphtalite, nephelinite, newmanite, nitrite, nummulite, pearlite, phosphite, phosphorite, phyllite, podite, propylite, psittacinite, pyroxenite, porcelainite, quartzite, rabbinite, reubenite, socialite, somite, spherulite, sporozoite, sternite, strontianite, suburbanite, sulfite, tergite, thermite, tillite, totemite, urbanite, vulcanite, wolframite, yemenite, zebulunite, zincite, zonite, bleacherite, laborite, manhattanite, anorthite, apophyllite, chalcostibite, cryptozoite, eucryptite, exopodite, merozoite, pentolite, protopodite, trophozoite, uraninite, vanadinite, israelite, alabandite, sunnite, celestite, hemimorphite, molybdenite, thorite, polybasite, thorianiteUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English suffix -ite
derived from the English suffix -ite
