Where does “կալցիում” come from?
կալցիում (Armenian) comes from Russian ка́льций, from New Latin calcium, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
կալցիում (Armenian): calcium
Ancestry of “կալցիում”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ка́льций | — |
| 2 | New Latin | calcium | genitive plural of calx; calcium |
| 3 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |