Where does “malakito” come from?
malakito (Ido) comes from Esperanto malakito, from Italian malachite, from Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή — mallow plant.
malakito (Ido): malachite
Definitions
- malachite
Ancestry of “malakito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | malakito | malachite |
| 2 | Italian | malachite | malachite |
| 3 | Middle French | malachite | — |
| 4 | Latin | molochitis | An Arabian gem of the color of mallows, perhaps... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαλαχή | mallow plant |