Where does “kalamin” come from?
kalamin (Malay) comes from English calamine, from French calamine, from Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmī̆a, from Ancient Greek Καδμεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
kalamin (Malay): calamine
Ancestry of “kalamin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | calamine | A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in... |
| 2 | French | calamine | calamine; Residue of carbon deposited in the... |
| 3 | Latin | calamīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | cadmī̆a | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Καδμεία | Cadmea; a type of calamine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |