scoria

/ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/ · noun

Meaning

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).

σκωρία(Ancient Greek)→
scōria(la)→
-(enm)→
-(enm)→
scoria (English)
Relations: inh, inh, der, der

Related words

-(enm)scōria(la)σκωρία(Ancient Greek)

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