Where does “cobaltic” come from?
cobaltic (English) comes from Romanian cobalt, from French cobalt, from German kobalt, from English Kobold, from German Kobold, from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ — to cover; to incline.
cobaltic (English): Of or relating to cobalt; Containing cobalt in...
Definitions
- Of or relating to cobalt; Containing cobalt in...
Ancestry of “cobaltic”, step by step
cobaltic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian cobalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cobalt | cobalt chemical element |
| 2 | French | cobalt | cobalt |
| 3 | German | kobalt | cobalt |
| 4 | English | Kobold | goblin |
| 5 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 6 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 7 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English cobalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cobalt | A chemical element with an atomic number of 27:... |