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Where does “アンチモン” come from?

アンチモン (Japanese) comes from German Antimon, from Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

アンチモン (Japanese): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “アンチモン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAntimonantimony
2Latinantimoniumantimony
3Arabicإِثْمِد—
4Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ—
5Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
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