c 3 a 1 l 1 a 1 m 3 i 1 n 1 e 1
8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
originFrom French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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