Where does “arsénico” come from?

arsénico (Spanish) comes from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arsénico (Spanish): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “arsénico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarsenicumarsenic
2Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
3Middle Persianzarnīk
4Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i

Words derived from “arsénico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃iEvery word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk
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