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Where does “francium” come from?

francium (English) comes from French francium, from French France, from Middle French France, from Old French France, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

francium (English): The chemical element with an atomic number of...

Definitions

  1. The chemical element with an atomic number of...

Ancestry of “francium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfranciumfrancium
2FrenchFrance—
3Middle FrenchFrance—
4Old FrenchFrance—
5Latinfrancianominative plural of francium; accusative plural...
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “francium”

  • eka-francium
  • fransium
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