Where does “λευκοσίδηρος” come from?

λευκοσίδηρος (Greek) comes from Greek λευκός, from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós — white.

λευκοσίδηρος (Greek): tin-plate; tin

Definitions

  1. tin-plate; tin

Ancestry of “λευκοσίδηρος”, step by step

λευκοσίδηρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek λευκός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλευκόςwhite; "see" Expressions "and see" Λευκός; λευκός...
2Ancient Greekλευκόςbright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;...
3Proto-Hellenic*leukóswhite

via Greek σίδηρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσίδηροςiron
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *leukós →Every word from Ancient Greek λευκός →Every word from Greek λευκός →