basalt

basalt (type of igneous rock)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baːˈzɑlt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: basalte

In summary

Borrowed from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).

Concepts

basalt

whimstone

volcanic rock

Translations

Basalt

basalte

basalto

basalto

basalto

basalt

bazalt

Säulenstein

bazalt

βασάλτης

بَازٰلْت