Where does “thallium” come from?

Thallium is from Ancient Greek θαλλός, derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰal, with the element name coined in the nineteenth century for the metal's characteristic green spectral line.

thallium (English): A metallic chemical element with atomic number...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “thallium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθαλλόςyoung shoot, young branch; palm leaves, which...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelh₁-blossom; be green; to bloom, be green

Words derived from “thallium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek θαλλός
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