Where does “stibethyl” come from?

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

stibethyl (English): Triethylstibine

Definitions

  1. Triethylstibine

Ancestry of “stibethyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstib-antimony
2Latinstibiumantimony; kohl, stibnite
3Ancient Greekστίβιantimony
4Ancient Greekστίμμιpowdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint
5Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
Every word from Egyptian sdm →Every word from Ancient Greek στίμμι →Every word from Ancient Greek στίβι →