Where does “moly cow” come from?
moly cow (English) comes from English moly, from English molybdenum, from New Latin molybdaenum, from Latin molybdaena, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
moly cow (English): A device used to extract from a source of...
Definitions
- A device used to extract from a source of...
Ancestry of “moly cow”, step by step
moly cow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moly | A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to... |
| 2 | English | molybdenum | A chemical element with an atomic number of 42:... |
| 3 | New Latin | molybdaenum | molybdenum |
| 4 | Latin | molybdaena | nominative plural of molybdaenum; accusative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |