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Where does “silicide” come from?

silicide (English) comes from English Silicon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

silicide (English): Any compound of silicon with a more...

Definitions

  1. Any compound of silicon with a more...

Ancestry of “silicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSilicon—
2English-ön—
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “silicide”

  • disilicide
  • monosilicide
  • hexasilicide
  • tetrasilicide
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