Where does “metaalbewerking” come from?

metaalbewerking (Dutch) comes from Dutch metaal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

metaalbewerking (Dutch): metalworking

Definitions

  1. metalworking

Ancestry of “metaalbewerking”, step by step

metaalbewerking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch metaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmetaalmetal
2Old Frenchmétalmetal material
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Dutch bewerking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewerkingedit; operation, calculation
2Dutchbewerkento work; to work on, to till; to edit, to rework
3Middle Dutchbewerken
4Old Dutchbewirken
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν