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Where does “bismuth” come from?

bismuth (French) comes from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bismuth (French): bismuth

Definitions

  1. bismuth

Ancestry of “bismuth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWismutbismuth
2Middle High Germanwismāt—
3Latinbisemutumbismuth
4Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون—
5Ancient Greekψιμύθιον—
6Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “bismuth”

  • bizmut
  • bismut
  • բիսմութ
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