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Where does “diholmium” come from?

diholmium (English) comes from English holmium, from Latin holmia, from Swedish Stockholm, from Swedish stock, from Old Swedish stokker, from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.

diholmium (English): Two holmium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two holmium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “diholmium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholmiumA chemical element with atomic number 67: a soft...
2Latinholmianominative plural of holmium; accusative plural...
3SwedishStockholmStockholm
4Swedishstocka log; a stock; a pack of snus, usually ten,...
5Old Swedishstokkertree trunk; log
6Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
7Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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