Where does “radiometallography” come from?
radiometallography (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.
radiometallography (English): the determination of the structure of metals and...
Definitions
- the determination of the structure of metals and...
Ancestry of “radiometallography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 6 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 7 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 8 | Old French | métal | — |
| 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 |