Where does “bimetalizm” come from?
bimetalizm (Polish) comes from English bimetallism, from English metallism, from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal — to mine, quarry.
bimetalizm (Polish): bimetallism
Definitions
- bimetallism
Ancestry of “bimetalizm”, step by step
bimetalizm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bimetallism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bimetallism | The use of a monetary standard based upon two... |
| 2 | English | metallism | Any economic system based on the value of metals |
| 3 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 4 | French | métal | metal |
| 5 | German | metall | metal |
| 6 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 7 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 8 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 9 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 10 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |
via French bimétallisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bimétallisme | bimetallism |
| 2 | French | bi- | bi |
| 3 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 4 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |