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Where does “antimonium” come from?

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

antimonium (Medieval Latin): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “antimonium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “antimonium”

  • antimony
  • antimonial
  • antimonate
  • antimonic
  • antimonide
  • antimonious
  • antimoniate
  • antimonyl
  • antimonite
  • pyroantimonate
  • sulphantimonate
  • hexafluoroantimonate
  • antimonian
  • antimoniferous
  • organoantimony
  • pyroantimonic
  • antimonatian
  • antimonoan
  • radioantimony
  • diantimony
  • antimonita
  • antimoniato
  • antimonífero
  • antimonial
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