θεῖον

grc-noun

θεῖον • (theîon) n (genitive θείου); second declension

theîon (romanization)
θείου (genitive)
τὸ θεῖον (nominative singular)
τὼ θείω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ θεῖᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ θείου (genitive singular)
τοῖν θείοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν θείων (genitive plural)
τῷ θείῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν θείοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς θείοις (dative plural)
τὸ θεῖον (accusative singular)
τὼ θείω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ θεῖᾰ (accusative plural)
θεῖον (singular vocative)
θείω (dual vocative)
θεῖᾰ (plural vocative)

From earlier θέειον (théeion), *θέϝειον (*théweion). Usually connected to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”), implying an original meaning of "fumigant", the same root as θυμιάω (thumiáō, “to burn, smoke”).

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ᾗ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ ἐξῆλθεν Λὼτ ἀπὸ Σοδόμων, ἔβρεξεν πῦρ καὶ θεῖον ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἀπώλεσεν πάντας.

50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of Luke 17:29

And on the day that Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from the heavens and destroyed everyone.

hêi dè hēmérāi exêlthen Lṑt apò Sodómōn, ébrexen pûr kaì theîon ap’ ouranoû kaì apṓlesen pántas.


Καδμεία

grc-proper noun

Κᾰδμείᾱ • (Kădmeíā) f (genitive Κᾰδμείᾱς); first declension

Κᾰδμείᾱ (canonical)
Kădmeíā (romanization)
Κᾰδμείᾱς (genitive)
ἡ Κᾰδμείᾱ (nominative singular)
τῆς Κᾰδμείᾱς (genitive singular)
τῇ Κᾰδμείᾳ (dative singular)
τὴν Κᾰδμείᾱν (accusative singular)
Κᾰδμείᾱ (singular vocative)

Greek: Καδμεία (Kadmeía)

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Latin: Cadmēa, cadmea, cadmia, calamina, calaminaris, lapis calaminaris

English: cadmia, calaminaris, lapis calaminaris

French: calamine

English: calamine

From Κᾰ́δμος (Kắdmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”), probably ultimately from Proto-Semitic *q-d-m.

suffix

(alchemy, chemistry) calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct during zinc sublimation


ἄκμων

grc-noun

ἄκμων • (ákmōn) m (genitive ἄκμονος); third declension

ákmōn (romanization)
ἄκμονος (genitive)
ὁ ἄκμων (nominative singular)
τὼ ἄκμονε (dual nominative)
οἱ ἄκμονες (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἄκμονος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἀκμόνοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἀκμόνων (genitive plural)
τῷ ἄκμονῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἀκμόνοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἄκμοσῐ (dative plural)
ἄκμοσῐν (dative plural)
toîs ákmosĭ (dative plural)
toîs ákmosĭn (dative plural)
τὸν ἄκμονᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ἄκμονε (accusative dual)
τοὺς ἄκμονᾰς (accusative plural)
ἄκμον (singular vocative)
ἄκμονε (dual vocative)
ἄκμονες (plural vocative)

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⇒ αμόνι (amóni)

Greek: άκμων (ákmon), άκμονας (ákmonas), ⇒ αμόνι (amóni) (from the diminutive)

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman), Avestan 𐬀𐬐𐬨𐬀𐬥 (akman), Lithuanian akmuo, and English hammer.


κύανος

grc-noun

κῠ́ᾰνος • (kŭ́ănos) m (genitive κῠᾰ́νου); second declension

κῠ́ᾰνος (canonical)
kŭ́ănos (romanization)
κῠᾰ́νου (genitive)
ὁ κῠ́ᾰνος (nominative singular)
τὼ κῠᾰ́νω (dual nominative)
οἱ κῠ́ᾰνοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ κῠᾰ́νου (genitive singular)
τοῖν κῠᾰ́νοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν κῠᾰ́νων (genitive plural)
τῷ κῠᾰ́νῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν κῠᾰ́νοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς κῠᾰ́νοις (dative plural)
τὸν κῠ́ᾰνον (accusative singular)
τὼ κῠᾰ́νω (accusative dual)
τοὺς κῠᾰ́νους (accusative plural)
κῠ́ᾰνε (singular vocative)
κῠᾰ́νω (dual vocative)
κῠ́ᾰνοι (plural vocative)

Greek: κυανός (kyanós)

→ Dutch: cyaan

→ English: cyan, cyano-

→ French: cyan

→ German: Zyan

→ Italian: ciano

→ Latin: cȳanos, cȳanus
Spanish: aciano

→ Ottoman Turkish: كیانوس (kiyānus)

> Turkish: kiyanus (inherited)

→ Swedish: cyan

According to Beekes, probably from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”), itself of unknown origin, possibly Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /kù.an/).


πομφόλυξ

grc-noun

πομφόλῠξ • (pomphólŭx) f (genitive πομφόλῠγος); third declension

πομφόλῠξ (canonical)
pomphólŭx (romanization)
πομφόλῠγος (genitive)
as masculine accusative in Galen (also)
ἡ πομφόλῠξ (nominative singular)
τὼ πομφόλῠγε (dual nominative)
αἱ πομφόλῠγες (nominative plural)
τῆς πομφόλῠγος (genitive singular)
τοῖν πομφολῠ́γοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πομφολῠ́γων (genitive plural)
τῇ πομφόλῠγῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν πομφολῠ́γοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς πομφόλῠξῐ (dative plural)
πομφόλῠξῐν (dative plural)
taîs pomphólŭxĭ (dative plural)
taîs pomphólŭxĭn (dative plural)
τὴν πομφόλῠγᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ πομφόλῠγε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς πομφόλῠγᾰς (accusative plural)
πομφόλῠξ (singular vocative)
πομφόλῠγε (dual vocative)
πομφόλῠγες (plural vocative)

→? Catalan: pampallugues

→ English: pompholyx, pompholix

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Greek: πομφόλυγα (pomfólyga), πομφόλυγας (pomfólygas), (Katharevousa) πομφόλυξ (pomfólyx)

→ Latin: famfalūca

Italian: fanfaluca

From πομφός (pomphós, “blister”) + infix -λ- (-l-) + ending -υγ-ς (-ug-s), a Pre-Greek suffix. Possibly related to φλύζω or the word ἡ πέμφιξ, τῆς πέμφῑγος “blast, breath, bubble”, with the ending similar to *-φλυξ as in οἰνόφλυξ (“drunkard”).


ἀχάτης

grc-noun

ᾰ̓χᾱ́της • (ăkhā́tēs) m (genitive ᾰ̓χᾱ́του); first declension

ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (canonical)
ăkhā́tēs (romanization)
ᾰ̓χᾱ́του (genitive)
ὁ ᾰ̓χᾱ́της (nominative singular)
τὼ ᾰ̓χᾱ́τᾱ (dual nominative)
οἱ ᾰ̓χᾶται (nominative plural)
τοῦ ᾰ̓χᾱ́του (genitive singular)
τοῖν ᾰ̓χᾱ́ταιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ᾰ̓χᾱτῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ ᾰ̓χᾱ́τῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν ᾰ̓χᾱ́ταιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ᾰ̓χᾱ́ταις (dative plural)
τὸν ᾰ̓χᾱ́την (accusative singular)
τὼ ᾰ̓χᾱ́τᾱ (accusative dual)
τοὺς ᾰ̓χᾱ́τᾱς (accusative plural)
ᾰ̓χᾶτᾰ (singular vocative)
ᾰ̓χᾱ́τᾱ (dual vocative)
ᾰ̓χᾶται (plural vocative)

Greek: αχάτης (achátis)

desctree

→ Latin: achātēs
Catalan: àgata
French: agate
Italian: agata
Portuguese: ágata
Spanish: ágata
→ English: agate
→ Irish: agáit

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→ Middle Armenian: ագաթէս (agatʻēs), ագադէս (agadēs)

→ Old Armenian: ակատ (akat)

desctree

→ Old Georgian: აქატჱ (akaṭē)
Georgian: აქატი (akaṭi)

Loaned from a non-Indo-European source, possibly Semitic (compare Aramaic עקיק). The river Ἀχάτης in Sicily is probably named after the mineral.


μολύβδαινα

grc-noun

μολῠ́βδαίνης

μολῠ́βδαινᾰ • (molŭ́bdaină) f (genitive μολῠ́βδαίνης); first declension

μολῠ́βδαινᾰ (canonical)
molŭ́bdaină (romanization)
μολῠ́βδαίνης (genitive)
ἡ μολῠ́βδαινᾰ (nominative singular)
τὼ μολῠβδαίνᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ μολῠ́βδαιναι (nominative plural)
τῆς μολῠβδαίνης (genitive singular)
τοῖν μολῠβδαίναιν (dual genitive)
τῶν μολῠβδαινῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ μολῠβδαίνῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν μολῠβδαίναιν (dative dual)
ταῖς μολῠβδαίναις (dative plural)
τὴν μολῠ́βδαινᾰν (accusative singular)
τὼ μολῠβδαίνᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς μολῠβδαίνᾱς (accusative plural)
μολῠ́βδαινᾰ (singular vocative)
μολῠβδαίνᾱ (dual vocative)
μολῠ́βδαιναι (plural vocative)

→ Latin: molybdaena ⇒ molybdenum

From μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”) + -αινᾰ (-aină).


ἀργυρόλιθος

grc-noun

ἀργῠρολῐ́θου

ἀργῠρόλῐθος • (argŭrólĭthos) m (genitive ἀργῠρολῐ́θου); second declension

ἀργῠρόλῐθος (canonical)
argŭrólĭthos (romanization)
ἀργῠρολῐ́θου (genitive)
ὁ ἀργῠρόλῐθος (nominative singular)
τὼ ἀργῠρολῐ́θω (dual nominative)
οἱ ἀργῠρόλῐθοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἀργῠρολῐ́θου (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἀργῠρολῐ́θοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἀργῠρολῐ́θων (genitive plural)
τῷ ἀργῠρολῐ́θῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἀργῠρολῐ́θοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἀργῠρολῐ́θοις (dative plural)
τὸν ἀργῠρόλῐθον (accusative singular)
τὼ ἀργῠρολῐ́θω (accusative dual)
τοὺς ἀργῠρολῐ́θους (accusative plural)
ἀργῠρόλῐθε (singular vocative)
ἀργῠρολῐ́θω (dual vocative)
ἀργῠρόλῐθοι (plural vocative)

From ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).


χαλκῖτις

grc-noun

χᾰλκῖτῐς • (khălkîtĭs) f (genitive χᾰλκῑ́τῐδος); third declension

χᾰλκῖτῐς (canonical)
khălkîtĭs (romanization)
χᾰλκῑ́τῐδος (genitive)
ἡ χᾰλκῖτῐς (nominative singular)
τὼ χᾰλκῑ́τῐδε (dual nominative)
αἱ χᾰλκῑ́τῐδες (nominative plural)
τῆς χᾰλκῑ́τῐδος (genitive singular)
τοῖν χᾰλκῑτῐ́δοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν χᾰλκῑτῐ́δων (genitive plural)
τῇ χᾰλκῑ́τῐδῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν χᾰλκῑτῐ́δοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς χᾰλκῑ́τῐσῐ (dative plural)
χᾰλκῑ́τῐσῐν (dative plural)
taîs khălkī́tĭsĭ (dative plural)
taîs khălkī́tĭsĭn (dative plural)
τὴν χᾰλκῑ́τῐδᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ χᾰλκῑ́τῐδε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς χᾰλκῑ́τῐδᾰς (accusative plural)
χᾰλκῖτῐς (singular vocative)
χᾰλκῑ́τῐδε (dual vocative)
χᾰλκῑ́τῐδες (plural vocative)

From χάλκη (khálkē, “purple dye”) + -ῖτις (-îtis).


σάρδιον

grc-noun

σᾰ́ρδῐον • (sắrdĭon) n (genitive σᾰρδῐ́ου); second declension

σᾰ́ρδῐον (canonical)
sắrdĭon (romanization)
σᾰρδῐ́ου (genitive)
τὸ σᾰ́ρδῐον (nominative singular)
τὼ σᾰρδῐ́ω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ σᾰ́ρδῐᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ σᾰρδῐ́ου (genitive singular)
τοῖν σᾰρδῐ́οιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σᾰρδῐ́ων (genitive plural)
τῷ σᾰρδῐ́ῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν σᾰρδῐ́οιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σᾰρδῐ́οις (dative plural)
τὸ σᾰ́ρδῐον (accusative singular)
τὼ σᾰρδῐ́ω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ σᾰ́ρδῐᾰ (accusative plural)
σᾰ́ρδῐον (singular vocative)
σᾰρδῐ́ω (dual vocative)
σᾰ́ρδῐᾰ (plural vocative)

→ Armenian: սարդիոն (sardion)

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→ Old Georgian: სარდიონი (sardioni)
Georgian: სარდიონი (sardioni)

Probably from Σάρδεις (Sárdeis, “Sardis”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), because it was its place of origin.

af

(mineralogy) sardine, carnelian, used also as a seal


πυρίτης

grc-noun

πῠρῑ́της • (pŭrī́tēs) m (genitive πῠρῑ́του); first declension

πῠρῑ́της (canonical)
pŭrī́tēs (romanization)
πῠρῑ́του (genitive)
ὁ πῠρῑ́της (nominative singular)
τὼ πῠρῑ́τᾱ (dual nominative)
οἱ πῠρῖται (nominative plural)
τοῦ πῠρῑ́του (genitive singular)
τοῖν πῠρῑ́ταιν (dual genitive)
τῶν πῠρῑτῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ πῠρῑ́τῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν πῠρῑ́ταιν (dative dual)
τοῖς πῠρῑ́ταις (dative plural)
τὸν πῠρῑ́την (accusative singular)
τὼ πῠρῑ́τᾱ (accusative dual)
τοὺς πῠρῑ́τᾱς (accusative plural)
πῠρῖτᾰ (singular vocative)
πῠρῑ́τᾱ (dual vocative)
πῠρῖται (plural vocative)

→ Latin: pyrītēs

→ English: pyrite

→ Italian: pirite

From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, nominal suffix).

af

(mineralogy) copper pyrites, a mineral which strikes fire


μαριεύς

grc-noun

μᾰρῐεύς • (mărĭeús) m (genitive μᾰρῐέως); third declension

μᾰρῐεύς (canonical)
mărĭeús (romanization)
μᾰρῐέως (genitive)
ὁ μᾰρῐεύς (nominative singular)
τὼ μᾰρῐῆ (dual nominative)
οἱ μᾰρῐῆς (nominative plural)
μᾰρῐεῖς (nominative plural)
τοῦ μᾰρῐέως (genitive singular)
μᾰρῐῶς (genitive singular)
τοῖν μᾰρῐέοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν μᾰρῐέων (genitive plural)
μᾰρῐῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ μᾰρῐεῖ (dative singular)
τοῖν μᾰρῐέοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς μᾰρῐεῦσῐ (dative plural)
μᾰρῐεῦσῐν (dative plural)
toîs mărĭeûsĭ (dative plural)
toîs mărĭeûsĭn (dative plural)
τὸν μᾰρῐέᾱ (accusative singular)
μᾰρῐᾶ (accusative singular)
τὼ μᾰρῐῆ (accusative dual)
τοὺς μᾰρῐέᾱς (accusative plural)
μᾰρῐᾶς (accusative plural)
μᾰρῐεῦ (singular vocative)
μᾰρῐῆ (dual vocative)
μᾰρῐῆς (plural vocative)
μᾰρῐεῖς (plural vocative)

Unknown. The correct form is uncertain. Perhaps connected with μαρμαίρω (marmaírō, “to flash, sparkle, gleam”); in this case, it would properly mean "gleaming, sparkling". See also μαρίλη (marílē, “embers of charcoal”).

(mineralogy) stone that takes fire when water is poured on it


σῶρυ

σῶρῠ • (sôrŭ) n (genitive σώρῠος); third declension

σῶρῠ (canonical)
sôrŭ (romanization)
σώρῠος (genitive)
τὸ σῶρῠ (nominative singular)
τὼ σώρῠε (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ σώρῠᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ σώρῠος (genitive singular)
τοῖν σωρῠ́οιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σωρῠ́ων (genitive plural)
τῷ σώρῠῐ̈ (dative singular)
τοῖν σωρῠ́οιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σώρῠσῐ (dative plural)
σώρῠσῐν (dative plural)
toîs sṓrŭsĭ (dative plural)
toîs sṓrŭsĭn (dative plural)
τὸ σῶρῠ (accusative singular)
τὼ σώρῠε (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ σώρῠᾰ (accusative plural)
σῶρῠ (singular vocative)
σώρῠε (dual vocative)
σώρῠᾰ (plural vocative)

→ Latin: sōry

A foreign word of unknown origin. The formation recalls μίσυ (mísu), βράθυ (bráthu) and μῶλυ (môlu). The variation υ/ι points to a Pre-Greek origin.

unk

unknown

(mineralogy) melanterite, ferrous sulphate


ψευδόχρυσος

grc-noun

ψευδοχρῡ́σου

ψευδόχρῡσος • (pseudókhrūsos) m (genitive ψευδοχρῡ́σου); second declension

ψευδόχρῡσος (canonical)
pseudókhrūsos (romanization)
ψευδοχρῡ́σου (genitive)
ὁ ψευδόχρῡσος (nominative singular)
τὼ ψευδοχρῡ́σω (dual nominative)
οἱ ψευδόχρῡσοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ ψευδοχρῡ́σου (genitive singular)
τοῖν ψευδοχρῡ́σοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ψευδοχρῡ́σων (genitive plural)
τῷ ψευδοχρῡ́σῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν ψευδοχρῡ́σοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ψευδοχρῡ́σοις (dative plural)
τὸν ψευδόχρῡσον (accusative singular)
τὼ ψευδοχρῡ́σω (accusative dual)
τοὺς ψευδοχρῡ́σους (accusative plural)
ψευδόχρῡσε (singular vocative)
ψευδοχρῡ́σω (dual vocative)
ψευδόχρῡσοι (plural vocative)

From ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) + χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).


λινουργός

grc-noun

λῐνουργός • (lĭnourgós) m (genitive λῐνουργοῦ); second declension

λῐνουργός (canonical)
lĭnourgós (romanization)
λῐνουργοῦ (genitive)
ὁ λῐνουργός (nominative singular)
τὼ λῐνουργώ (dual nominative)
οἱ λῐνουργοί (nominative plural)
τοῦ λῐνουργοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν λῐνουργοῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν λῐνουργῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ λῐνουργῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν λῐνουργοῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς λῐνουργοῖς (dative plural)
τὸν λῐνουργόν (accusative singular)
τὼ λῐνουργώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς λῐνουργούς (accusative plural)
λῐνουργέ (singular vocative)
λῐνουργώ (dual vocative)
λῐνουργοί (plural vocative)

→ Translingual: Linurgus

From λίνον (línon, “flax, linen”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker”).


δρακοντίας

grc-noun

δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱς • (drăkontĭ́ās) m (genitive δρᾰκοντῐ́ου); first declension

δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱς (canonical)
drăkontĭ́ās (romanization)
δρᾰκοντῐ́ου (genitive)
ὁ δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱς (nominative singular)
τὼ δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱ (dual nominative)
οἱ δρᾰκοντῐ́αι (nominative plural)
τοῦ δρᾰκοντῐ́ου (genitive singular)
τοῖν δρᾰκοντῐ́αιν (dual genitive)
τῶν δρᾰκοντῐῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν δρᾰκοντῐ́αιν (dative dual)
τοῖς δρᾰκοντῐ́αις (dative plural)
τὸν δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱ (accusative dual)
τοὺς δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱς (accusative plural)
δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱ (singular vocative)
δρᾰκοντῐ́ᾱ (dual vocative)
δρᾰκοντῐ́αι (plural vocative)

From δρᾰ́κων (drắkōn, “dragon”) + -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās).

af

(mineralogy) stone said to be found in a serpent's head


ἀρσενικόν

grc-noun

ἀρσενῐκόν • (arsenĭkón) f (genitive ἀρσενῐκοῦ); first declension

ἀρσενῐκόν (canonical)
arsenĭkón (romanization)
ἀρσενῐκοῦ (genitive)
τὸ ἀρσενῐκόν (nominative singular)
τὼ ἀρσενῐκώ (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ ἀρσενῐκᾰ́ (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἀρσενῐκοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἀρσενῐκοῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἀρσενῐκῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ ἀρσενῐκῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἀρσενῐκοῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἀρσενῐκοῖς (dative plural)
τὸ ἀρσενῐκόν (accusative singular)
τὼ ἀρσενῐκώ (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ ἀρσενῐκᾰ́ (accusative plural)
ἀρσενῐκόν (singular vocative)
ἀρσενῐκώ (dual vocative)
ἀρσενῐκᾰ́ (plural vocative)

Greek: αρσενικό (arsenikó)

→ Latin: arrenicum

→ Latin: arsenicum (see there for further descendants)

Of Semitic origin (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā, “orpiment”)) under the strong influence of ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “male, virile”), from Middle Persian *zarnīk, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow”). See arsenic for more cognates.

cog

(mineralogy) orpiment, yellow sulfide of arsenic


στυπτηρία

grc-noun

στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ • (stūptērĭ́ā) f (genitive στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ (canonical)
stūptērĭ́ā (romanization)
στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱς (genitive)
ἡ στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ (nominative singular)
τὼ στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ στῡπτηρῐ́αι (nominative plural)
τῆς στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱς (genitive singular)
τοῖν στῡπτηρῐ́αιν (dual genitive)
τῶν στῡπτηρῐῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ στῡπτηρῐ́ᾳ (dative singular)
τοῖν στῡπτηρῐ́αιν (dative dual)
ταῖς στῡπτηρῐ́αις (dative plural)
τὴν στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱν (accusative singular)
τὼ στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱς (accusative plural)
στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ (singular vocative)
στῡπτηρῐ́ᾱ (dual vocative)
στῡπτηρῐ́αι (plural vocative)

Greek: στύψη f (stýpsi)

desc

→ Greek: στυπτηρία f (styptiría) (learned)

From στύφω (stúphō, “to be astringent”) + -τήρ (-tḗr) + -ία (-ía).

suffix

(mineralogy) an astringent salt, earth containing alum or ferrous sulfate


σιδηρίτης

grc-noun

σῐδηρῑ́της • (sĭdērī́tēs) m (genitive σῐδηρῑ́του); first declension

σῐδηρῑ́της (canonical)
sĭdērī́tēs (romanization)
σῐδηρῑ́του (genitive)
sĭdērîtĭs (romanization)
used as adjectives (also)
ὁ σῐδηρῑ́της (nominative singular)
τὼ σῐδηρῑ́τᾱ (dual nominative)
οἱ σῐδηρῖται (nominative plural)
τοῦ σῐδηρῑ́του (genitive singular)
τοῖν σῐδηρῑ́ταιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σῐδηρῑτῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ σῐδηρῑ́τῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν σῐδηρῑ́ταιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σῐδηρῑ́ταις (dative plural)
τὸν σῐδηρῑ́την (accusative singular)
τὼ σῐδηρῑ́τᾱ (accusative dual)
τοὺς σῐδηρῑ́τᾱς (accusative plural)
σῐδηρῖτᾰ (singular vocative)
σῐδηρῑ́τᾱ (dual vocative)
σῐδηρῖται (plural vocative)

desc

> Byzantine Greek: σιδηρίτης (sidērítēs) (inherited) with sense from σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs)

→ Greek: σιδηρίτης (sidirítis) (learned) - also see σιδερίτης (siderítis)

→ Latin: sĭdērītes - and sĭdērītis from σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs) (see there for further descendants)

σῐ́δηρ(ος) (sĭ́dēr(os), “iron”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, masculine suffix).

af

for sense "loadstone" see σῐδηρῖτῐς f (sĭdērîtĭs)


χαλκηδών

→ Russian: колчедан (kolčedan)

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From Anatolian.
Compare Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand), Hebrew כדכד, Classical Syriac ܩܪܟܕܢܐ (qarkeḏnā), Khotanese [script needed] (kirkīyaṃ), Sanskrit कर्केतन (karketana, “chrysoberyl”), Old Armenian կարկեհան (karkehan, “a red gem”) (borrowed from Parthian *karkaðan, to which also belong Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (karkēhanēn), Persian کرکهان (karkahân), کرکهن (karkahan, “amethyst”) which passed into Arabic كَرْكُهَان (karkuhān), كَرْكُهَن (karkuhan, “amethyst”)). Compare also English chalcedony, Latin chalcēdōnius, French calcédoine, all from Ancient Greek forms.