Where does “Sb” come from?

Sb (Translingual) comes from Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι, from Ancient Greek στίμμι, from Egyptian sdm — to put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to.

Ancestry of “Sb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstibiumantimony; kohl, stibnite
2Ancient Greekστίβιantimony
3Ancient Greekστίμμιpowdered antimony, kohl, used for eye paint
4Egyptiansdmto put makeup on; to apply medicine or salves to

Words derived from “Sb

Every word from Egyptian sdmEvery word from Ancient Greek στίμμιEvery word from Ancient Greek στίβι
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