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Where does “bimétallisme” come from?

bimétallisme (French) comes from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον — to mine, quarry.

bimétallisme (French): bimetallism

Definitions

  1. bimetallism

Ancestry of “bimétallisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmétalmetal
2Germanmetall—
3Italianmetallometal
4Spanishmetalmetal
5Old Spanishmetalmetal
6Old Frenchmétal—
7Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
8Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
9Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
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