Where does “arsenicismo” come from?

arsenicismo (Italian) comes from Italian arsenico, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arsenicismo (Italian): arsenicism

Definitions

  1. arsenicism

Ancestry of “arsenicismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarsenicoarsenic; arsenic, arsenical
2Latinarsenicumarsenic
3Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
4Middle Persianzarnīk
5Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃iEvery word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk
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