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Where does “antimónio” come from?

antimónio (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin antimonium, from Arabic إِثْمِد, from Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

antimónio (Portuguese): antimony

Definitions

  1. antimony

Ancestry of “antimónio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinantimoniumantimony
2Arabicإِثْمِد—
3Copticⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ—
4Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to

Words derived from “antimónio”

  • antimonial
  • antimonita
  • antimoniado
  • antimoniato
  • antimonífero
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