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Etymology of the English suffix -lite

the English suffix -lite
derived from the French suffix -lite
derived from the Greek word lithos, λίθος (stone; a stone )

Derivations in English

natrolite, sodalite, actinolite, topazolite, aerolite, arsenolite, chalcolite, coprolite, cryolite, fibrolite, ichthyolite, lepidolite, mesolite, microlite, rhodolite, saprolite, siderolite, stylolite, tetralite

Derivations in other languages

Italian starolite

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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