The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμεταλλουργός“miner”
- French · borrowed frommétallurgie
- English todaymetallurgy
From French métallurgie, from Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός (metallourgós, “miner”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
metallurgy
Today it means: The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. Full definition →
French métallurgie ← Ancient Greek μεταλλουργός