Where does “Tula metal” come from?
Tula metal (English) comes from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum — to mine, quarry.
Tula metal (English): An alloy of silver, copper, and lead
Definitions
- An alloy of silver, copper, and lead
Ancestry of “Tula metal”, step by step
Tula metal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 2 | French | métal | metal |
| 3 | German | metall | metal |
| 4 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 5 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 6 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 7 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 8 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |
via English Tula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tula | a place name in Russia |
| 2 | Spanish | Tula | A children's game in which a child chases others until he touches one of them with his hand, who, in turn, chases the others, tag |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | Tōllān | place of bulrushes |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | -tlān | place; place suffix; place of |