Where does “undermetallation” come from?
undermetallation (English) comes from English metallation, from English metallate, from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal — to mine, quarry.
undermetallation (English): Insufficient metallation
Definitions
- Insufficient metallation
Ancestry of “undermetallation”, step by step
undermetallation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metallation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallation | Alternative spelling of metalation |
| 2 | English | metallate | Any anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated... |
| 3 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 4 | French | métal | metal |
| 5 | German | metall | metal |
| 6 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 7 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 8 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 9 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 10 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |