Etymology of the English word chalcanthite
the English word chalcanthite
derived from the German word chalcanthite
derived from the Late Latin word chalcanthum (copperas-water, cobbler's blackening)
derived from the Greek word chalkanthon
derived from the Greek word anthos, ἄνθος (a blossom)
derived from the Greek word chalkos, χαλκός (copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it))