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Where does “bronze” come from?

Bronze comes from French bronze, from Italian bronzo, ultimately from an unknown source.

bronze (English): A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of...

Definitions

  1. A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of...

Ancestry of “bronze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbronzebronze
2Italianbronzobronze; first-person singular present indicative...
3ItalianbronzareTo bronze
4Romanianbronza—
5Frenchbronzerto tan, brown, catch a tan
6French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
7Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
8Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...

Words derived from “bronze”

  • bronze
  • bronzing
  • bronzy
  • bronzer
  • bronzite
  • bronzen
  • bronzewing
  • bronzeworking
  • bronzeworker
  • bronzey
  • bronzesmith
  • bronzeware
  • bronzish
  • bronzefounder
  • bronzefounding
  • bronzine
  • bronzist
  • nonbronze
  • bronzemaking
  • bronzesmithing
  • bronzeless
  • embronze
  • bronze medallist
  • bronce
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