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Where does “metacinnabar” come from?

metacinnabar (English) comes from English cinnabar, from Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι, from Arabic زِنْجَفْر.

metacinnabar (English): A isometric-hextetrahedral form of the mineral,...

Definitions

  1. A isometric-hextetrahedral form of the mineral,...

Ancestry of “metacinnabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinnabarA deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the...
2Middle Englishcynabare—
3Old Frenchcinabre—
4Latincinnabarisdragon's blood; cinnabar
5Ancient Greekκιννάβαριcinnabar, bisulphuret of mercury; vermilion
6Arabicزِنْجَفْر—
Every word from Arabic زِنْجَفْر →