Where does “scandium” come from?

scandium (Dutch) comes from New Latin scandium, from Latin scandia, from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

scandium (Dutch): scandium chemical element

Definitions

  1. scandium chemical element

Ancestry of “scandium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinscandiumscandium
2Latinscandianominative plural of scandium; accusative plural...
3Old NorseSkáney—
4Proto-Germanic*SkadinawjōScania
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →