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Where does “ruthenium” come from?

ruthenium (English) comes from Latin Rutheni, from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ.

ruthenium (English): A metallic chemical element with an atomic...

Definitions

  1. A metallic chemical element with an atomic...

Ancestry of “ruthenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRutheni—
2Old East Slavicроуси́нъ—

Words derived from “ruthenium”

  • ruthenate
  • diruthenium
  • ruthenic
  • chlororuthenate
  • ruthenious
  • ruthenian
  • organoruthenium
  • rutenium
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