Where does “cynabare” come from?

cynabare (Middle English) comes from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι, from Arabic زِنْجَفْر.

Ancestry of “cynabare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcinabre
2Latincinnabarisdragon's blood; cinnabar
3Ancient Greekκιννάβαριcinnabar, bisulphuret of mercury; vermilion
4Arabicزِنْجَفْر

Words derived from “cynabare

Every word from Arabic زِنْجَفْرEvery word from Ancient Greek κιννάβαριEvery word from Latin cinnabaris
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