Where does “sfalerit” come from?
sfalerit (Romanian) comes from English sphalerite, from Ancient Greek σφαλερός, from Ancient Greek σφάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)gʷʰh₂el- — to stumble.
sfalerit (Romanian): sphalerite
Definitions
- sphalerite
Ancestry of “sfalerit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sphalerite | A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σφαλερός | slippery, perilous, likely to make one stumble;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σφάλλω | to topple, overthrow; to kill; to baffle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)gʷʰh₂el- | to stumble |