Where does “thaliom” come from?

thaliom (Cornish) comes from English thallium, from Ancient Greek θαλλός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- — blossom; be green; to bloom, be green.

thaliom (Cornish): thallium

Definitions

  1. thallium

Ancestry of “thaliom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthalliumA metallic chemical element with atomic number...
2Ancient Greekθαλλόςyoung shoot, young branch; palm leaves, which...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelh₁-blossom; be green; to bloom, be green
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek θαλλός →Every word from English thallium →
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