Where does “arsenic” come from?

arsenic (Occitan) comes from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arsenic (Occitan): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “arsenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarsenicumarsenic
2Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
3Middle Persianzarnīk—
4Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →