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Where does “arsen” come from?

arsen (Romanian) comes from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arsen (Romanian): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “arsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArsenarsenic
2Latinarsenicumarsenic
3Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
4Middle Persianzarnīk—
5Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
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