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Where does “Arsenpentafluorid” come from?

Arsenpentafluorid (German) comes from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

Arsenpentafluorid (German): arsenic pentafluoride

Definitions

  1. arsenic pentafluoride

Ancestry of “Arsenpentafluorid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArsenarsenic
2Latinarsenicumarsenic
3Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
4Middle Persianzarnīk—
5Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
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