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
Ancestry of “Wismut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wismāt | — |
| 2 | Latin | bisemutum | bismuth |
| 3 | Arabic | بِسِيمُوتِيُّون | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ψιμύθιον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “Wismut”