Where does “malakito” come from?
malakito (Esperanto) comes from Italian malachite, from Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή — mallow plant.
malakito (Esperanto): malachite
Ancestry of “malakito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | malachite | malachite |
| 2 | Middle French | malachite | — |
| 3 | Latin | molochitis | An Arabian gem of the color of mallows, perhaps... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαλαχή | mallow plant |