Wednesday, 15 August 2012

الملغم amalgam

Etymology of Arabic words: the word الملغم
=(almalgam) which means of course amalgam ( melting, merger) has roots from the Greek language via french and latin . The initial greek word (verb) was μαλλάσω (malasso) which means to soften (metal or other materials for working) , to mollify and from which derives the noun μάλαγμα (malagma) . In Turkish they use the word amalgam.




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