Where does “clómhiotal” come from?

clómhiotal (Irish) comes from Irish miotal, from Middle Irish mital, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

clómhiotal (Irish): type metal

Definitions

  1. type metal

Ancestry of “clómhiotal”, step by step

clómhiotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish miotal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmiotalmetal; mettle, spirit; hardihood
2Middle Irishmitalmetal
3Old Frenchmétalmetal material
4Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
5Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
6Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Irish cló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclófont, script; print, impression; form
2Middle Irishclómetal spike, nail
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