myEtymology.com: English etymology of halite

Etymology of the English word halite

the English word halite

using the English suffix -ite

derived from the Greek word hals, ἅλς ('salt')

using the Italian suffix -ite

using the English prefix hal-

derived from the New Latin word halites

using the English prefix hali-

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

Italian alite

Word found in Modern English