Where does “eka-hafnium” come from?

eka-hafnium (English) comes from English hafnium, from Latin Hafnia, from Old Danish hafn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

eka-hafnium (English): rutherfordium

Definitions

  1. rutherfordium

Ancestry of “eka-hafnium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhafniumA chemical element with an atomic number of 72:...
2LatinHafniaCopenhagen
3Old Danishhafnharbour, port
4Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
5Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
6Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →Every word from Old Norse hǫfn →