Where does “cobalta” come from?
cobalta (Romanian) comes from Romanian cobalt, from French cobalt, from German kobalt, from English Kobold, from German Kobold, from Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-West Germanic *holþ — to cover; to incline.
cobalta (Romanian): to cover with cobalt
Definitions
- to cover with cobalt
Ancestry of “cobalta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cobalt | cobalt chemical element |
| 2 | French | cobalt | cobalt |
| 3 | German | kobalt | cobalt |
| 4 | English | Kobold | goblin |
| 5 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 6 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 7 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |