Where does “halometallate” come from?

halometallate (English) comes from English metallate, from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal — to mine, quarry.

halometallate (English): Any metallate containing a halogen as a ligand

Definitions

  1. Any metallate containing a halogen as a ligand

Ancestry of “halometallate”, step by step

halometallate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English metallate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetallateAny anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated...
2Englishmetal"Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where...
3Frenchmétalmetal
4Germanmetallmetal
5Italianmetallometal
6Spanishmetalmetal
7Old Spanishmetalmetal
8Old Frenchmétalmetal material
9Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
10Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
11Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Latin metallum