English
leadamalgam
From lead + amalgam.
Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’
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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’
Proto-West Germanic *laidijan
Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’
Middle English leden
English lead
Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’
Ancient Greek μαλάσσω ‘to soften’
Ancient Greek μάλαγμα ‘emollient’
Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم ‘emollient poultice or unguent for sores’
Medieval Latin amalgama ‘mercury alloy’
English amalgam
Today it means
noun A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing lead and mercury.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leadamalgam