Etymology of the French word calamine
the Old French word
calaminederived from the Latin word
calaminaderived from the Latin word
cadmia (zinc oxide, calamine; dross)
derived from the Greek word
kadmeia, καδμεία
Date
The earliest known usage of calamine in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
calaminer,
anticalaminant,
décalaminerDerivations in other languages
English
calamine, Romanian
calaminăUsage
Word found in Old French
