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Where does “alarsite” come from?

alarsite (English) comes from English arsenic, from Middle English arsenik, from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

alarsite (English): A trigonal mineral with the chemical formula Al

Definitions

  1. A trigonal mineral with the chemical formula Al

Ancestry of “alarsite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharsenicA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
2Middle Englisharsenik—
3Middle Frencharsenic—
4Latinarsenicumarsenic
5Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
6Middle Persianzarnīk—
7Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
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