Where does “zinc” come from?
zinc (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
zinc (Spanish): Alternative spelling of cinc
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of cinc
Ancestry of “zinc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | zinc | zinc; counter , bar; small plane |
| 2 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 4 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
Words derived from “zinc”