Where does “hexacyanonickelate” come from?

hexacyanonickelate (English) comes from English nickelate, from English Nickel, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

hexacyanonickelate (English): A chemical compound containing an anion composed of nickel and six cyanide ligands. [Ni(CN)6]4

Definitions

  1. A chemical compound containing an anion composed of nickel and six cyanide ligands. [Ni(CN)6]4

Ancestry of “hexacyanonickelate”, step by step

hexacyanonickelate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English nickelate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnickelateAny of several anions containing a central nickel...
2EnglishNickelA silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni
3SwedishNickelnickel (chemical element)
4Swedishkopparnickel
5Germankupfernickelcupronickel
6Germankupfercopper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)
7Middle High Germankupfer
8Old High Germankupfarcopper
9Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
10Latincȳprium
11Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
12Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
13Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English cyano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyanoa univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of...

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós