An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

An object of → extraterrestrial origin that survives entry through the atmosphere to reach the Earth’s surface. → Meteors become meteorites if they reach the ground. See also → stony meteorite, → iron meteorite, → stony-iron meteorite, → chondrite, → micrometeorite , → achondrite, → CAI meteorite, → differentiated meteorite, → undifferentiated meteorite, → Hoba meteorite, → Jilin meteorite, → Martian meteorite, → meteorite flux.

Etymology (EN): From → meteor + -ite a suffix of nouns.

Etymology (PE): Šaxâné “metor,” may be from šaxudan, šaxânidan “to scratch, to thrust, to assail,” as the meteor light scratches the dark night.
Šahâbsang, from šahâb, → meteor, + sang, → stone.
Âsmânsang, from âsmân, → sky, + sang, → stone.