Etymology of the English word quicksilver
the English word
quicksilverderived from the Medieval Latin word
mercuriusderived from the Latin word
Mercurius (Mercury)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Cognates
Dutch
kwik, French
vif-argent, German
Quecksilber, Icelandic
kvikasilfur, Swedish
quicksilverUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
