Where does “stib-” come from?

stib- (English) comes from Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι, from Ancient Greek στίμμι, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

stib- (English): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “stib-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstibiumantimony; kohl, stibnite
2Ancient Greekστίβιantimony
3Ancient Greekστίμμιpowdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint
4Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to

Words derived from “stib-”

Every word from Egyptian sdm →Every word from Ancient Greek στίμμι →Every word from Ancient Greek στίβι →