Etymology of the English word rhyolite
the English word
rhyoliteusing the English prefix
rhyo-derived from the Greek word
rhuaxderived from the Greek word
rhein, ῥεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-derived from the Greek word
liteDate
The earliest known usage of rhyolite in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
