Where does “cobaltoterapia” come from?
cobaltoterapia (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.
cobaltoterapia (Italian): cobalt therapy
Definitions
- cobalt therapy
Ancestry of “cobaltoterapia”, step by step
cobaltoterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cobalto
| 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 |