Where does “praseodymium” come from?
praseodymium (English) comes from English didymium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
praseodymium (English): A chemical element with an atomic number of 59,...
Definitions
- A chemical element with an atomic number of 59,...
Ancestry of “praseodymium”, step by step
praseodymium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English didymium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | didymium | A mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once... |
| 2 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Ancient Greek πράσιος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πράσιος | vomit; leek-green, green; of a leek-green |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πράσον | leek, "Allium ampeloprasum" |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥so- | leek |
Words derived from “praseodymium”