Where does “zirkoniom” come from?
zirkoniom (Cornish) comes from English zirconium, from English zircon, from German Zirkon, from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam — to flourish; green, yellow.
zirkoniom (Cornish): zirconium
Definitions
- zirconium
Ancestry of “zirkoniom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zirconium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 40,... |
| 2 | English | zircon | A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,... |
| 3 | German | Zirkon | zircon |
| 4 | French | zircon | zircon |
| 5 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 6 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |