Etymology

stibnite

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Today it means: A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl. Full definition →

Latin stibium ← Ancient Greek στίβι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστίβι
  2. Latin · derived fromstibium
  3. English todaystibnite

From Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi).

Words from the same roots

Latinstibium all →

stib-stibiatedstibicstibiumstibous

Ancient Greekστίβι all →

chalcostibitestibiconitestibium

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.