Where does “բիսմութ” come from?
բիսմութ (Armenian) comes from French bismuth, from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
բիսմութ (Armenian): bismuth
Definitions
- bismuth
Ancestry of “բիսմութ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bismuth | bismuth |
| 2 | German | Wismut | bismuth |
| 3 | Middle High German | wismāt | — |
| 4 | Latin | bisemutum | bismuth |
| 5 | Arabic | بِسِيمُوتِيُّون | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ψιμύθιον | white lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |