Where does “zinober” come from?

zinober (Middle High German) comes from Old French cinobre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι, from Arabic زِنْجَفْر.

Ancestry of “zinober”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zinober”

Every word from Arabic زِنْجَفْر →Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι →Every word from Latin cinnabaris →