Where does “pusmetāls” come from?

pusmetāls (Latvian) comes from Latvian metāls, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

pusmetāls (Latvian): metalloid

Definitions

  1. metalloid

Ancestry of “pusmetāls”, step by step

pusmetāls traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian metāls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmetālsmetal
2Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
3Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Latvian puse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpusehalf; side
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλον →Every word from Latvian metāls →
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