Where does “vanadate” come from?
vanadate (English) comes from French vanadium, from New Latin vanadium, from Old Norse Vanadis.
vanadate (English): any salt of vanadic acid; any of the...
Definitions
- any salt of vanadic acid; any of the...
Ancestry of “vanadate”, step by step
vanadate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vanadium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vanadium | vanadium |
| 2 | New Latin | vanadium | vanadium |
| 3 | Old Norse | Vanadis | — |
via English vanadic acid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vanadic acid | any of various hydrated forms of vanadium... |