köken: From Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης λίθος (haimatítēs líthos, “hematite”, literally “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).
Internationalism; compare English hematite, French hématite, German Hämatit, ultimately from Latin haematītēs, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs).