Where does “zincotipia” come from?
zincotipia (Italian) comes from Italian zinco, from Latin zincum, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
zincotipia (Italian): zincography; zincograph
Definitions
- zincography; zincograph
Ancestry of “zincotipia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zinco | zinc; first-person singular present of zincare |
| 2 | Latin | zincum | zinc |
| 3 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 5 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |