Where does “meteleg” come from?

meteleg (Welsh) comes from Welsh metel, from Middle English metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

meteleg (Welsh): metallurgy

Definitions

  1. metallurgy

Ancestry of “meteleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmetelmetal
2Middle Englishmetalmetal class of elements
3Old Frenchmétalmetal material
4Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
5Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
6Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

Words derived from “meteleg”

Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν →Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλον →Every word from Latin metallum →