Where does “arsenic” come from?
Arsenic comes from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.
arsenic (English): A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
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