Where does “micrometallography” come from?
micrometallography (English) comes from English metallography, 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.
micrometallography (English): metallography
Definitions
- metallography
Ancestry of “micrometallography”, step by step
micrometallography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metallography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallography | The study of the structure of metals and their... |
| 2 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 3 | French | métal | metal |
| 4 | German | metall | metal |
| 5 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 6 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 7 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 8 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 9 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |