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Where does “bainite” come from?

bainite (English) comes from English Bain, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.

bainite (English): A microstructure of steel consisting of...

Definitions

  1. A microstructure of steel consisting of...

Ancestry of “bainite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBain—
2Old Englishbānbone, tusk; the bone of a limb
3Arabicبانto separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be...
4Ottoman Turkishبانban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish...
5Ottoman Turkishباڭ—
6Persianبنگhashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";...
7Middle Persian𐭡𐭭𐭢henbane

Words derived from “bainite”

  • bainitic
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