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ninalanyon · 61-69, T
But how many who do know of the word know what it is actually saying? Some of them are compounds. Petrichor for instance is petr+ichor = rock or stone + the ethereal blood of the gods. It's also a very new word, the OED only traces it back to 1964. See https://www.oed.com/dictionary/petrichor_n?tab=factsheet#30658539