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Where does “nickelate” come from?

nickelate (English) comes from English Nickel, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nickelate (English): Any of several anions containing a central nickel...

Definitions

  1. Any of several anions containing a central nickel...

Ancestry of “nickelate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNickel—
2SwedishNickel—
3Swedishkopparnickel—
4Germankupfernickel—
5Germankupfer—
6Middle High Germankupfer—
7Old High Germankupfarcopper
8Latincūprum—
9Latincȳprium—
10Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
11Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
12Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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