Etymology of the English word nepheline
the English word
nephelinederived from the French word
nephelinederived from the Greek word
nephele, νεφέλη (properly, cloudiness; (concretely) a cloud)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nebh-Date
The earliest known usage of nepheline in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
nepheliniteUsage
Word found in Modern English
