Where does “galena” come from?

galena (Portuguese) comes from Latin galena — lead-ore; the dross that remains after smelting...

galena (Portuguese): galena mineral mined as an ore of lead

Definitions

  1. galena mineral mined as an ore of lead

Ancestry of “galena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingalenalead-ore; the dross that remains after smelting...
Every word from Latin galena