noun
Origin: Fr marcassite < ML marcasita < Ar marqashītā < Pers marqashīshā
See marcasite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Medieval Latin marcasīta
Origin: , from Arabic marqašīīā
Origin: , from Aramaic marqəšitā
Origin: , from Akkadian marḫašu
Origin: , from marḫaši, ancient region in the eastern Iranian plateau
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