Where does “diterbium” come from?
diterbium (English) comes from English terbium, from Swedish Ytterby, from Swedish by, from German Bö, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
diterbium (English): Two terbium atoms in a molecule
Definitions
- Two terbium atoms in a molecule
Ancestry of “diterbium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | terbium | A metallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 2 | Swedish | Ytterby | — |
| 3 | Swedish | by | village; farm; town, city |
| 4 | German | Bö | gust, squall |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |