Where does “cinabre” come from?

cinabre (French) comes from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι, from Arabic زِنْجَفْر.

cinabre (French): cinnabar

Definitions

  1. cinnabar

Ancestry of “cinabre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcinabre—
2Latincinnabarisdragon's blood; cinnabar
3Ancient Greekκιννάβαριcinnabar, bisulphuret of mercury; vermilion
4Arabicزِنْجَفْر—

Words derived from “cinabre”

Every word from Arabic زِنْجَفْر →Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι →Every word from Latin cinnabaris →