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Where does “métallurgie” come from?

métallurgie (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

métallurgie (French): metallurgy

Definitions

  1. metallurgy

Ancestry of “métallurgie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
2Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “métallurgie”

  • metallurgy
  • metallurgical
  • metallurgist
  • hydrometallurgical
  • metallurgic
  • hydrometallurgy
  • electrometallurgy
  • metallurgically
  • pyrometallurgical
  • electrometallurgical
  • archaeometallurgical
  • pyrometallurgy
  • archaeometallurgy
  • biohydrometallurgy
  • electrometallurgist
  • pyrometallurgically
  • hydrometallurgically
  • biohydrometallurgical
  • archaeometallurgist
  • hydrometallurgist
  • pyrometallurgist
  • nanometallurgy
  • nonmetallurgist
  • électrométallurgique
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