Where does “antimonium” come from?

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

antimonium (Dutch): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “antimonium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantimoniumantimony
2Arabicإِثْمِد
3Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ
4Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
Every word from Egyptian sdmEvery word from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙEvery word from Arabic إِثْمِد