Etymology

zincite

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Today it means: A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn²⁺)O, an important ore of zinc. Full definition →

English zinc ← German Zink ← Middle High German zinke
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Germanic*tindaz
  4. Old High Germanzint?
  5. Old High Germanzinko
  6. Middle High Germanzinke
  7. GermanZinke?
  8. GermanZink
  9. Englishzinc
  10. English todayzincite

From zinc + -ite.

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