mundic

noun

mun·​dic

ˈməndik

plural -s

Cornwall

: pyrite

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Cornish mēn tēk, from mēn stone + tēk pretty; akin to Welsh teg pretty, Old Irish ētig ugly, Old Norse thægr pleasant, thiggja to take, receive

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