Etymograph

English

torbernite

Torbernite comes from Danish Torben.

  1. DanishmodernTorben1
  2. Englishtodaytorbernite1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English torbernite

Lineage

  1. DanishmodernTorbenWiktionary, English torbernite
  2. EnglishtodaytorberniteWiktionary, English torbernite

Formed from Torben + -ite

Every English word from Danish Torben

Today it means

noun A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “torbernite”. 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.

Etymograph / Danish Torben / torbernite

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