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
- A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of...
Ancestry of “bronze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bronze | bronze metal, work of art |
| 2 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 4 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 5 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 6 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 8 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |