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

Definitions

  1. calcium

Ancestry of “կալցիում”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́льцийcalcium
2New Latincalciumgenitive plural of calx; calcium
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin calx →Every word from New Latin calcium →