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Etymology of the English word chalcopyrite

the English word chalcopyrite

using the English prefix chalco-

derived from the Greek word chalkos, χαλκός (copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it))

derived from the English word pyrite

derived from the Old French word pirite

derived from the Latin word pyrites (flint; millstone; iron sulfide)

derived from the Greek word purites, πυρίτης

derived from the Greek word pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *paəwr₀

derived from the New Latin word chalcopyrites

derived from the Greek word chalkos, χαλκός (copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it))

derived from the Greek word purites, πυρίτης

derived from the Greek word pur, πῦρ ('fire' (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *paəwr₀

Word found in Modern English