Etymology of the English word argillite
the English word
argilliteusing the Latin suffix
-itederived from the Latin word
argilla (white clay, potter's earth, clay)
derived from the Greek word
argillosderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*arg-derived from the Greek word
argilosDate
The earliest known usage of argillite in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
hydrargilliteUsage
Word found in Modern English
