Where does “Wismut” come from?

Wismut (German) comes 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.

Wismut (German): bismuth

Definitions

  1. bismuth

Ancestry of “Wismut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwismāt
2Latinbisemutumbismuth
3Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون
4Ancient Greekψιμύθιονwhite lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair)
5Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Wismut

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον
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