Where does “antimoni” come from?

antimoni (Cornish) comes from English antimony, from Medieval Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

antimoni (Cornish): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “antimoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantimonyA chemical element with an atomic number of 51:...
2Medieval Latinantimoniumantimony
3Arabicإِثْمِد
4Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ
5Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
Every word from Egyptian sdmEvery word from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙEvery word from Arabic إِثْمِد