Where does “nonanickel” come from?

nonanickel (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.

nonanickel (English): Nine atoms of nickel in a chemical compound

Definitions

  1. Nine atoms of nickel in a chemical compound

Ancestry of “nonanickel”, step by step

nonanickel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Nickel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNickelA silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni
2SwedishNickelnickel (chemical element)
3Swedishkopparnickel
4Germankupfernickelcupronickel
5Germankupfercopper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)
6Middle High Germankupfer
7Old High Germankupfarcopper
8Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
9Latincȳprium
10Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
11Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
12Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English Nona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNonaThe youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós