Where does “tellurantimony” come from?
tellurantimony (English) comes from English antimony, from Medieval Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.
tellurantimony (English): A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white...
Definitions
- A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white...
Ancestry of “tellurantimony”, step by step
tellurantimony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antimony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antimony | A chemical element with an atomic number of 51:... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | antimonium | antimony |
| 3 | Arabic | إِثْمِد | — |
| 4 | Coptic | ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | sdm | to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to |
via English tellurium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tellurium | The chemical element with atomic number 52.... |