Where does “lithium” come from?

lithium (English) comes 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.

lithium (English): The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid...

Definitions

  1. The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid...

Ancestry of “lithium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlithiumlithium
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “lithium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →