-lite

1.
a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils:
aerolite; chrysolite.
Also, -lyte2 .
Compare -lith.
Origin
< French, simplified form of -lithe < Greek líthos stone; similarly German -lit, earlier -lith
British Dictionary definitions for -lite

-lite

combining form
1.
(in names of minerals) stone: chrysolite Compare -lith
Word Origin
from French -lite or -lithe, from Greek lithos stone
Word Origin and History for -lite

word-forming element meaning "stone," from French -lite, variant of -lithe, from Greek lithos "stone" (see litho-).