Where does “cobaltarthurite” come from?
cobaltarthurite (English) comes from English arthurite, from English Arthur, from Middle English Arthure, from Latin Arthurus, from Welsh arth, from Proto-Brythonic arθ, from Proto-Celtic artos, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.
cobaltarthurite (English): A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...
Definitions
- A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing...
Ancestry of “cobaltarthurite”, step by step
cobaltarthurite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arthurite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arthurite | An apple-green monoclinic mineral |
| 2 | English | Arthur | Guinness stout |
| 3 | Middle English | Arthure | — |
| 4 | Latin | Arthurus | — |
| 5 | Welsh | arth | bear |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | arθ | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | artos | bear |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄρτος | a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread |
via English cobalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cobalt | A chemical element with an atomic number of 27:... |
| 2 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 3 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 4 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |