Firstly, let’s dispel a little myth; porcelain and ceramic tiles are not different. In fact, both are produced from ceramic, so essentially they are both types of ceramic tile. The English word ceramic is derived from the Greek word ‘keramikos’, which in turn comes from ‘keramos’ or ‘potter’s clay’. The prefix ‘ker’ means heat, fire or burn in Indo-European. As you would expect, words have alternative derivations as many ancient societies - fired loam, earth or clay to produce pottery...
