Where does “antimons” come from?

antimons (Latvian) comes from Medieval Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

antimons (Latvian): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “antimons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinantimoniumantimony
2Arabicإِثْمِد
3Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ
4Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to
Every word from Egyptian sdmEvery word from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙEvery word from Arabic إِثْمِد