Etymology

palladobismutharsenide

Today it means: An opaque metallic silvery-white mineral containing palladium, bismuth, and arsenic. Full definition →

English arsenide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Middle English arsenik
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  1. Englishpallado-
  2. Englishbismuth
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  6. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  7. Old Median*zaranyam
  8. Old Median*kā
  9. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  10. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  11. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  12. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  13. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  14. Latinarsenicum
  15. Middle Frencharsenic
  16. Middle Englisharsenik
  17. Englisharsenic
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englisharsenide
  20. English todaypalladobismutharsenide

From pallado- + bismuth + arsenide.

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