Where does “zincuire” come from?
zincuire (Romanian) comes from Romanian zincui, from Romanian zinc, from French zinc, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
zincuire (Romanian): zinc plating
Definitions
- zinc plating
Ancestry of “zincuire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | zincui | to zinc |
| 2 | Romanian | zinc | zinc metal |
| 3 | French | zinc | zinc |
| 4 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 6 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |