Erythrite
/ˈɛr.ɪ.θraɪt/noun
A pink to red mineral, a hydrated cobalt arsenate.
Did you know?Erythrite gets its name from Greek erythros, “red,” the same ancient color-root that also gave English words like erythrocyte and erythema.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἐρυθρός (erythros)
“red, blood-red”
Modern scientific Latin
Latin
erythrite
“a red-colored mineral”
19th Century
English
erythrite
“the mineral name adopted into mineralogy”
Modern English
English
erythrite
“a hydrated cobalt arsenate mineral”