(zinzafr)
means cinnabar ( is the common ore
of mercury)
and derives from the greek language. The name comes from κινναβαρι
(kinnabari),
a Greek
word most likely applied by Theophrastus
to several distinct substances.
P.S.
Theophrastus (Greek: Θεόφραστος; c. 371 – c. 287 BC[1]), a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos, was the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school
P.S.
Theophrastus (Greek: Θεόφραστος; c. 371 – c. 287 BC[1]), a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos, was the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school
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