Where does “non-metallo” come from?

non-metallo (Italian) comes from Italian metallo, 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.

non-metallo (Italian): nonmetal

Definitions

  1. nonmetal

Ancestry of “non-metallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmetallometal
2Spanishmetalmetal
3Old Spanishmetalmetal
4Old Frenchmétalmetal material
5Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
6Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
7Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Latin metallum
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