aphanite

Questions

How do you pronounce aphanite?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæf.əˌnaɪt/.

What does aphanite mean?

Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Where does aphanite come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Hellenic *epʰaňňómān Ancient Greek φαίνομαι (phaínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English aphanite From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “indistinct, unseen, obscure”) + English -ite.

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