myEtymology.com: English etymology of aphanite

Etymology of the English word aphanite

the English word aphanite

derived from the Greek word aphanes, ἀφανής (non-apparent))

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

derived from the Greek word phainesthai

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

derived from the Late Greek word phainein, φαίνω (to display; to show)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhā-

The earliest known usage of aphanite in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English