Etymology of the French word arsenic
the French word
arsenicderived from the Latin word
arsenicum (yellow arsenic, orpiment)
derived from the Greek word
arsenikon, ἀρσενικόν
derived from the Arabic word
az-zarnikderived from the Persian word
zarDate
The earliest known usage of arsenic in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
arsenical,
arsénieux,
arsénite,
arséniate,
arsine,
arséniure,
arsénié,
arsenicisme,
arséniqueDerivations in other languages
English
arsenicCognates
Dutch
arseen, English
arsenic, German
Arsen, Icelandic
arseník, Italian
arsenico, Spanish
arsenico, Swedish
arsenik
