Where does “cobaltico” come from?
cobaltico (Italian) comes from Italian cobalto, from New Latin cōbaltum, from German kobalt, from English Kobold, from German Kobold, from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ — to cover; to incline.
cobaltico (Italian): Containing trivalent cobalt
Definitions
- Containing trivalent cobalt
Ancestry of “cobaltico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cobalto | cobalt; cobalt blue; cobalt-coloured, cobalt |
| 2 | New Latin | cōbaltum | — |
| 3 | German | kobalt | cobalt |
| 4 | English | Kobold | goblin |
| 5 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 6 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 7 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |