arsenic
English
/ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/, /ˈɑɹsənɪk/, /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/, /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- arsenic Arsenic trioxide.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English arsenik borrowed from Middle French arsenic derived from Latin arsenicum derived from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (yellow arsenic, orpiment - arsenic sulphide) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰelh₃-
Gloss
shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
黄
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arsenate English
- arsenatian English
- arsenian English
- arsenicate English
- arsenication English
- arsenicism English
- arsenicophagy English
- arsenicosis English
- arseniferous English
- arsenoan English
- arsenous English
- arsole English
- chloride English
- chloro- English
- diarsenate English
- diarsenic English
- diarsole English
- guilder English
- iridarsenite English
- iridium English
- organoarsenic English
- pentaarsenic English
- pyroarsenate English
- pyroarsenic English
- radioarsenic English
- sulphoarsenic English
- tetraarsenate English
- tetraarsenic English
- triarsenic English
- arsenicum Latin
- fel Latin
- fel, felle Latin
- glisco Latin
- Arsen German
- zöld Hungarian
- arsenicum Dutch, Flemish
- geel Dutch, Flemish
- gouden Dutch, Flemish
- желтеть Russian
- желтуха Russian
- arsénico Spanish, Castilian
- δαρεικός Ancient Greek
- ζέλκια Ancient Greek
- κάλαθος Ancient Greek
- χλωρός Ancient Greek
- χλόη Ancient Greek
- χολέρα Ancient Greek
- χολέρᾰ Ancient Greek
- χολή Ancient Greek
- χόλος Ancient Greek
- ἀρσενικόν Ancient Greek
- *gel- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃-, *ǵʰelh₃-os- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃i Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰelh₃wós Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰlh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰl̥tóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰolh₃tom Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰĺ̥tom Proto-Indo-European
- gulne Norwegian Bokmål
- *gelwaz Proto-Germanic
- *glōdiz Proto-Germanic
- *gulaz Proto-Germanic
- *gulþą Proto-Germanic
- *gulþīnaz Proto-Germanic
- złotawy Polish
- złoty Polish
- gulna Norwegian Nynorsk
- gulne Norwegian Nynorsk
- ġeolwian Old English
- हिरण्य Sanskrit
- arsenik Middle English
- colerik Middle English
- gilder Middle English
- arsanach Irish
- arsanaic Irish
- arsanúil Irish
- gulr Old Norse
- gylden Danish
- *zelenъ Proto-Slavic
- *zelьje Proto-Slavic
- *zolto Proto-Slavic
- *zoltъ Proto-Slavic
- *žьltъ Proto-Slavic
- زرنيخ, الزَرْنِيخ Arabic
- colere Old French
- ज़र Hindi
- زر Persian
- زراوند Persian
- زربفت Persian
- زردوز Persian
- زرگر Persian
- لاجورد Persian
- gold Old High German
- glanaid Old Irish
- giallee Manx
- arsénîn Norman
- arsenik Malay
- güldīn Middle High German
- giel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- arsenik Albanian
- rëzëgojë Albanian
- arsenic Middle French
- *gello- Proto-Celtic
- *glanos Proto-Celtic
- *glastos Proto-Celtic
- glibberich Middle Low German
- gülden Middle Low German
- hirañña Pali
- *ȷ́ʰárHiš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- arseniku Maltese
- អាសេនិក Central Khmer
- gowd Scots
- yella Scots
- žalias Lithuanian
- *źʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Indo-Aryan
- geel German Low German
- *zarr Middle Persian
- இரணியம் Tamil
- *gilˀtas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *gilˀtos Proto-Balto-Slavic
- ἀρσενικόν gkm
- *jr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian
- ܙܪܢܝܟܐ Classical Syriac
- gułd Vilamovian
- 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 Ashokan Prakrit
- 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 Avestan
- *gilˀtos bat-pro
- *želtas bat-pro
- *zarn Parthian
- arsole
- chloro-
- iridium
- guilder
- arsenous
- arsenoan
- arsenate
- chloride
- diarsole
- arsenian
- diarsenic
- arsenicate
- triarsenic
- arsenatian
- diarsenate
- arsenicism
- arsenicosis
- pyroarsenic
- radioarsenic
- pyroarsenate
- iridarsenite
- arsenication
- arseniferous
- tetraarsenic
- pentaarsenic
- arsenicophagy
- organoarsenic
- sulphoarsenic
- tetraarsenate