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

  1. Any binary compound of zinc

Ancestry of “zincide”, step by step

zincide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIdenamed after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990
2Frenchideide fish
3LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
4Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
5Old Swedishidhe
6Old Norse*iði
7Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
8Old Norsework; a restless motion

via English zinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzincA chemical element with an atomic number of 30,...
2Germanzinksingular imperative of zinken; first-person...
3Middle High Germanzinketine, prong
4Old High Germanzinko
5Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Old Norse