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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—
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