Where does “hafniom” come from?

hafniom (Cornish) comes from English hafnium, from Latin Hafnia, from Old Danish hafn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

hafniom (Cornish): hafnium

Definitions

  1. hafnium

Ancestry of “hafniom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhafniumA chemical element with an atomic number of 72:...
2LatinHafniaCopenhagen
3Old Danishhafnharbour, port
4Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
5Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
6Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno-Every word from Proto-Germanic habnōEvery word from Old Norse hǫfn
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