Where does “metelegwr” come from?

metelegwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh meteleg, 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.

metelegwr (Welsh): metallurgist

Definitions

  1. metallurgist

Ancestry of “metelegwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmetelegmetallurgy
2Welshmetelmetal
3Middle Englishmetalmetal class of elements
4Old Frenchmétalmetal material
5Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
6Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
7Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Latin metallum