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Where does “rubidide” come from?

rubidide (English) comes from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja, from Old Norse ið — work; a restless motion.

rubidide (English): An alkalide with rubidium as the anion

Definitions

  1. An alkalide with rubidium as the anion

Ancestry of “rubidide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIde—
2Frenchide—
3LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
4Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
5Old Swedishidhe—
6Old Norse*iði—
7Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
8Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
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