Where does “rutherfordine” come from?

rutherfordine (English) comes from English Rutherford, from Old English hryþer, from Proto-Germanic hrunþaz, from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

rutherfordine (English): An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing...

Ancestry of “rutherfordine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRutherfordfrom a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders
2Old Englishhryþercattle
3Proto-GermanichrunþazA horned beast, as in a neat or ox
4Proto-GermanichrinþazA horned beast, as in a neat or ox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz