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Where does “antimoine” come from?

antimoine (French) comes from Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

antimoine (French): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “antimoine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantimoniumantimony
2Arabicإِثْمِد—
3Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ—
4Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to

Words derived from “antimoine”

  • antimonique
  • antimoniure
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