Etymograph

English

thinolite

Thinolite comes from Ancient Greek θίνα ‘dune, shore’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθίνα1thína‘dune, shore’
  2. Englishtodaythinolite1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English thinolite

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθίναWiktionary, English thinolitethína‘dune, shore’
  2. EnglishtodaythinoliteWiktionary, English thinolite

Formed from lite

Every English word from Ancient Greek θίνα

Today it means

noun a pseudomorph of ikaite, found in Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thinolite”. 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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