Where does “aluminous” come from?

aluminous (English) comes from English alumina, from Latin alūmen, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

aluminous (English): of or pertaining to alumina or alum

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to alumina or alum

Ancestry of “aluminous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaluminaAluminum oxide, especially when used in mining,...
2Latinalūmenalum
3English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

Words derived from “aluminous

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom
aluminous — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer