Etymology of the French word basalte
the French word
basaltederived from the Late Latin word
basaltes (dark and very hard species of marble in Ethiopia)
derived from the Latin word
basanites (kind of quartz used in touchstones, whetstones, mortars)
Date
The earliest known usage of basalte in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
basaltiqueDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
basalto, Romanian
bazaltCognates
Dutch
bazalt, English
basalt, German
Basalt, Icelandic
basalt, Swedish
basalt
