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Where does “organohafnium” come from?

organohafnium (English) comes from English hafnium, from Latin Hafnia, from Old Danish hafn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

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Ancestry of “organohafnium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhafniumA chemical element with an atomic number of 72:...
2LatinHafniaCopenhagen
3Old Danishhafnharbour, port
4Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
5Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
6Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—
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