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Where does “diantimony” come from?

diantimony (English) comes from English antimony, from Medieval Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

diantimony (English): Two antimony atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two antimony atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “diantimony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantimonyA chemical element with an atomic number of 51:...
2Medieval Latinantimoniumantimony
3Arabicإِثْمِد—
4Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ—
5Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
Every word from Egyptian sdm →