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Where does “dizirconium” come from?

dizirconium (English) comes from English zirconium, from English zircon, from German Zirkon, from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam — to flourish; green, yellow.

dizirconium (English): Two zirconium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two zirconium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “dizirconium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzirconiumA chemical element with an atomic number of 40,...
2EnglishzirconA mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...
3GermanZirkonzircon
4Frenchzirconzircon
5Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
6Pahlavizlgwn'—
7Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
8Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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