myEtymology.com: English etymology of chlorite

1. Etymology of the English word chlorite

the English word chlorite

using the English suffix -ite

derived from the Latin word chloritis (green precious stone; smaragdoprasus?)

derived from the Greek word chloritis

derived from the Greek word chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)

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

derived from the English word chlor-

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word chlorite

Word found in Modern English