zircão

Portuguese

noun

Definitions

(mineral) zircon a mineral of silica and zirconia

Etymology

Borrowed from French zircon derived from German Zirkon (zircon) derived from Arabic زَرْقُون (zircon, minium).

Origin

Arabic

زَرْقُون

Gloss

zircon, minium

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

zircon English
Zirkon German
Zirkonium German
Zirkonkristall German
giargone Italian
zirkoon Dutch, Flemish
zircon French
Συρικόν Ancient Greek
zirkon Danish
زَرْقُون Arabic
cirkon Serbo-Croatian
zircon Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan