Where does “metall” come from?

metall (German) comes from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

metall (German): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “metall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmetallometal
2Spanishmetalmetal
3Old Spanishmetalmetal
4Old Frenchmétalmetal material
5Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
6Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
7Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

Words derived from “metall

Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν
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