Where does “strontium” come from?

Strontium comes from English Strontian, the name of a Scottish village where the element was first discovered in 1790.

strontium (English): The metallic chemical element with an atomic...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “strontium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsStrontian

Words derived from “strontium

Every word from Scots Strontian