Where does “oricalc” come from?

oricalc (Romanian) comes from French orichalque, from Latin orīchalcum, from Ancient Greek ὀρείχαλκος, from Ancient Greek χαλκός, from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Hellenic *pāwər.

oricalc (Romanian): orichalcum

Definitions

  1. orichalcum

Ancestry of “oricalc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorichalqueorichalcum
2Latinorīchalcumbrass
3Ancient Greekὀρείχαλκοςorichalcum
4Ancient Greekχαλκόςcopper, or copper alloyed with tin, bronze;...
5Latinpȳritēspyrite
6Ancient Greekπῡρίτης λίθοςstone of fire, flint
7Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
8Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *pāwərEvery word from Ancient Greek πῦρEvery word from Ancient Greek πῡρίτης λίθος