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