Where does “tetrantimony” come from?
tetrantimony (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.
tetrantimony (English): Four antimony atoms or cations in a molecule (Sb4)
Definitions
- Four antimony atoms or cations in a molecule (Sb4)
Ancestry of “tetrantimony”, step by step
tetrantimony 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 tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |