Where does “organomolybdenum” come from?
organomolybdenum (English) comes from English molybdenum, from New Latin molybdaenum, from Latin molybdaena, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
organomolybdenum (English): Describing any organic compound containing a...
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Ancestry of “organomolybdenum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | molybdenum | A chemical element with an atomic number of 42:... |
| 2 | New Latin | molybdaenum | molybdenum |
| 3 | Latin | molybdaena | nominative plural of molybdaenum; accusative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |