Where does “iridian” come from?

iridian (English) comes from English iridium, from Latin iridium, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iridian (English): Describing minerals containing iridium; Of or...

Definitions

  1. Describing minerals containing iridium; Of or...

Ancestry of “iridian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiridiumA chemical element with an atomic number of 77:...
2Latiniridiumiridium
3LatinĪris—
4Ancient GreekἾριςIris
5Ancient GreekἼρις—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἶρις →Every word from Latin Īris →