Where does “bizmutynit” come from?

bizmutynit (Polish) comes from Polish bizmutyn, from Polish bizmut, from French bismuth, from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bizmutynit (Polish): bismuthinite

Definitions

  1. bismuthinite

Ancestry of “bizmutynit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbizmutyn—
2Polishbizmutbismuth
3Frenchbismuthbismuth
4GermanWismutbismuth
5Middle High Germanwismāt—
6Latinbisemutumbismuth
7Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون—
8Ancient Greekψιμύθιονwhite lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair)
9Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον →