Where does “dysprosium” come from?
dysprosium (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
dysprosium (Danish): dysprosium
Definitions
- dysprosium
Ancestry of “dysprosium”, step by step
dysprosium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δυσπρόσιτος | hard to get |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 3 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Danish ium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ium | — |