Where does “鉬” come from?
鉬 (Chinese) comes from New Latin molybdaenum, from Latin molybdaena, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
Ancestry of “鉬”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | molybdaenum | molybdenum |
| 2 | Latin | molybdaena | nominative plural of molybdaenum; accusative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |