Where does “cuprostibite” come from?
cuprostibite (English) comes from English stibium, from Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι, from Ancient Greek στίμμι, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.
cuprostibite (English): A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal steel gray...
Definitions
- A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal steel gray...
Ancestry of “cuprostibite”, step by step
cuprostibite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stibium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stibium | antimony; kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt... |
| 2 | Latin | stibium | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στίβι | antimony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στίμμι | powdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint |
| 5 | Egyptian | sdm | to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to |
via English cupro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cupro | rayon made by the cuproammonium process |