Where does “stibium” come from?

stibium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek στίβι, from Ancient Greek στίμμι, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

stibium (Latin): antimony; kohl, stibnite

Definitions

  1. antimony; kohl, stibnite

Ancestry of “stibium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστίβιantimony
2Ancient Greekστίμμιpowdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint
3Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to

Words derived from “stibium”

Every word from Egyptian sdm →Every word from Ancient Greek στίμμι →Every word from Ancient Greek στίβι →