Etymology

tectum argenti

Today it means: Bismuth. Full definition →

Latin [Term?]
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  1. Latin · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todaytectum argenti

Latin [Term?] (literally “silver being made”), as it was believed to be silver still being formed within the earth.

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