Where does “metallo” come from?

metallo (Italian) comes from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

metallo (Italian): metal

Definitions

  1. metal

Ancestry of “metallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmetalmetal
2Old Spanishmetalmetal
3Old Frenchmétalmetal material
4Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
5Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
6Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

Words derived from “metallo

Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν
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