Where does “cobaltare” come from?
cobaltare (Romanian) comes from Romanian cobalta, 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 — to cover; to incline.
cobaltare (Romanian): cobalt plating
Definitions
- cobalt plating
Ancestry of “cobaltare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cobalta | to cover with cobalt |
| 2 | Romanian | cobalt | cobalt chemical element |
| 3 | French | cobalt | cobalt |
| 4 | German | kobalt | cobalt |
| 5 | English | Kobold | goblin |
| 6 | German | Kobold | kobold, goblin |
| 7 | Middle High German | holt | goblin |
| 8 | Old High German | hold | friendly, loyal |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *holþ | gracious |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |