Where does “zincide” come from?
zincide (English) comes from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.
zincide (English): Any binary compound of zinc
Definitions
- Any binary compound of zinc
Ancestry of “zincide”, step by step
zincide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 2 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 3 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 4 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 8 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |
via English zinc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zinc | A chemical element with an atomic number of 30,... |
| 2 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 4 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |