Where does “cuprosilicon” come from?
cuprosilicon (English) comes from English Silicon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
cuprosilicon (English): An alloy of silicon and copper made in the electric furnace, used for hardening copper and to increase the tensile strengths of zinc, tin, and copper-aluminium alloys
Definitions
- An alloy of silicon and copper made in the electric furnace, used for hardening copper and to increase the tensile strengths of zinc, tin, and copper-aluminium alloys
Ancestry of “cuprosilicon”, step by step
cuprosilicon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Silicon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Silicon | A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855 |
| 2 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 3 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 4 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 5 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 6 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 7 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 8 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 9 | French | -ate | ate |
| 10 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English cupro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cupro | rayon made by the cuproammonium process |