Where does “cinnabarite” come from?

cinnabarite (English) comes from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι, from Arabic زِنْجَفْر.

cinnabarite (English): mercuric sulfide

Definitions

  1. mercuric sulfide

Ancestry of “cinnabarite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinnabarisdragon's blood; cinnabar
2Ancient Greekκιννάβαριcinnabar, bisulphuret of mercury; vermilion
3Arabicزِنْجَفْر—

Words derived from “cinnabarite”

Every word from Arabic زِنْجَفْر →Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι →Every word from Latin cinnabaris →
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