fiorite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Santa Fiora

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)bor.

Latin -ītēslbor.

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Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)

Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor.

Latin -ītislbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English fiorite

From Santa Fiora + -ite.

Noun

fiorite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.

References

• “fiorite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Mindat

Italian

Adjective

fiorite f pl

1. feminine plural of fiorito

Participle

fiorite f pl

1. feminine plural of fiorito