Where does “hookium” come from?

hookium (English) comes from English Hooke — derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.

hookium (English): Hooke's atom

Definitions

  1. Hooke's atom

Ancestry of “hookium”, step by step

hookium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hooke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHookederived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname

via English ium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishium
Every word from English Hooke