Where does “cassiopeium” come from?
cassiopeium (English) comes from English Cassiopeia, from Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια.
cassiopeium (English): The original name of the element lutetium
Definitions
- The original name of the element lutetium
Ancestry of “cassiopeium”, step by step
cassiopeium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cassiopeia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cassiopeia | Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon |
| 2 | Latin | Cassiopēia | Cassiopeia the proud wife of Ethiopian king Cepheus and mother of Andromeda |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κασσιόπεια | — |
via English ium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ium | — |