Where does “molybdenum” come from?

Molybdenum comes from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Latin molybdaena, from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος.

molybdenum (English): A chemical element with an atomic number of 42:...

Definitions

  1. A chemical element with an atomic number of 42:...

Ancestry of “molybdenum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmolybdaenummolybdenum
2Latinmolybdaenanominative plural of molybdaenum; accusative...
3Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—

Words derived from “molybdenum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →Every word from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος →Every word from Latin molybdaena →