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Where does “στίμμι” come from?

στίμμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

στίμμι (Ancient Greek): powdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint

Definitions

  1. powdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint

Ancestry of “στίμμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to

Words derived from “στίμμι”

  • stibnite
  • stibium
  • stibine
  • stibic
  • triphenylstibine
  • cuprostibite
  • alkylstibine
  • organostibine
  • stibole
  • stibiated
  • stibious
  • distibine
  • stib-
  • stibium
  • стибиум
  • 銻
  • stibium
  • Sb
  • στίβι
  • ܣܛܝܡܐ
  • stibium
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