Where does “diyttrium” come from?
diyttrium (English) comes from English yttrium, from Swedish Ytterby, from Swedish by, from German Bö, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
diyttrium (English): Two yttrium atoms in a molecule
Definitions
- Two yttrium atoms in a molecule
Ancestry of “diyttrium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yttrium | A silvery metallic chemical element with an... |
| 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 |