Where does “erbian” come from?
erbian (English) comes from English erbium, from New Latin erbium, from Swedish Ytterby, from Swedish by, from German Bö, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
erbian (English): Describing minerals containing erbium
Definitions
- Describing minerals containing erbium
Ancestry of “erbian”, step by step
erbian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English erbium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erbium | A chemical element with atomic number 68: a... |
| 2 | New Latin | erbium | erbium |
| 3 | Swedish | Ytterby | Ytterby |
| 4 | Swedish | by | village; farm; town, city |
| 5 | German | Bö | gust, squall |
| 6 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |