Where does “alkalide” come from?

alkalide (English) comes from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

alkalide (English): A chemical compound in which alkali metals are...

Definitions

  1. A chemical compound in which alkali metals are...

Ancestry of “alkalide”, step by step

alkalide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIdenamed after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990
2Frenchideide fish
3LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
4Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
5Old Swedishidhe
6Old Norse*iði
7Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
8Old Norsework; a restless motion

via English alkali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
2Frenchalcalialkali
3Medieval Latinalcali
4Arabicاَلْقِلْي
Every word from Old Norse Every word from Old Norse iðjaEvery word from Old Norse *iði