Where does “metallurgie” come from?
metallurgie (Dutch) comes from French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
metallurgie (Dutch): metallurgy, the science and technology of metals
Definitions
- metallurgy, the science and technology of metals
Ancestry of “metallurgie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | métallurgie | metallurgy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |