Where does “molybdena” come from?
molybdena (English) comes from Latin molybdaena, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
molybdena (English): molybdenite
Ancestry of “molybdena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | molybdaena | nominative plural of molybdaenum; accusative... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |