Where does “dioxouranium” come from?
dioxouranium (English) comes from English uranium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
dioxouranium (English): The uranyl cation or group
Definitions
- The uranyl cation or group
Ancestry of “dioxouranium”, step by step
dioxouranium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uranium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | uranium | The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a... |
| 2 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English dioxo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | dioxo | Two oxo substituents in a molecule |
| 2 | English | oxo- | oxygen; Having a methylene group replaced by a... |
| 3 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 4 | Latin | ‐o‐ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ό- | — |