Where does “lithian” come from?
lithian (English) comes from English Lithium, from New Latin lithium, from Latin lithia, from Latin lithium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
lithian (English): Describing minerals containing lithium
Definitions
- Describing minerals containing lithium
Ancestry of “lithian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lithium | The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal |
| 2 | New Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 3 | Latin | lithia | nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |