Where does “arsènic” come from?

arsènic (Catalan) comes from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arsènic (Catalan): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “arsènic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarsenicumarsenic
2Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
3Middle Persianzarnīk—
4Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

Words derived from “arsènic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →