English
lithopone
Lithopone comes from Ancient Greek πόνος ‘work’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- ‘to weave, to twist’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)penh₁-‘to weave, to twist’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόνοςpónos‘work’
- Englishtodaylithopone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)penh₁-‘to weave, to twist’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπόνοςpónos‘work’
- Englishtodaylithopone
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- ‘to weave, to twist’
Today it means
noun A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- / lithopone