Where does “zinc” come from?
Zinc comes from German Zink, from German Zinken, with the original meaning of the metallic element uncertain.
zinc (English): A chemical element with an atomic number of 30,...
Definitions
- A chemical element with an atomic number of 30,...
Ancestry of “zinc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 3 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “zinc”