Where does “մատիտ” come from?
մատիտ (Armenian) comes from Italian matita, from Italian ematite, from Latin haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
մատիտ (Armenian): pencil
Ancestry of “մատիտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | matita | pencil |
| 2 | Italian | ematite | hematite |
| 3 | Latin | haematites | A kind of red iron-ore, haematite; A red-colored... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἱματίτης | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 6 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |