Where does “bismuth” come from?

bismuth (Danish) comes 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.

bismuth (Danish): bismuth

Definitions

  1. bismuth

Ancestry of “bismuth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWismutbismuth
2Middle High Germanwismāt
3Latinbisemutumbismuth
4Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون
5Ancient Greekψιμύθιονwhite lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair)
6Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον