Etymology

realgar

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Today it means: A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores. Full definition →

Middle English realgar ← Medieval Latin realgar ← Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار
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  1. Arabic · derived fromرَهْج اَلْغَار
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromrealgar
  3. Middle English · derived fromrealgar
  4. English todayrealgar

From Middle English realgar, from Medieval Latin realgar, resalgar, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, literally “cave dust”).

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