Etymology of the English word hornblende
the English word
hornblendederived from the German word
Hornderived from the German word
blendederived from the German word
blendenderived from the Middle High German word
blendenderived from the Old High German word
blentanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of hornblende in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
