Etymograph

English

pyribole

Blend of pyroxene + amphibole.

A blend of pyroxene + amphibole

Ancient Greek ξένος ‘stranger’

French pyroxène

English pyroxene

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’

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Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’

Ancient Greek ἀμφιβάλλω ‘to waver, to hesitate’

Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος ‘ambiguous’

French amphibole

English amphibole

Today it means

noun Any mineral of either the pyroxene or amphibole groups.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pyribole”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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