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Where does “zircon” come from?

Zircon derives from German Zirkon, which comes from Arabic زَرْقُون, a word of uncertain ultimate origin.

zircon (English): A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...

Definitions

  1. A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...

Ancestry of “zircon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZirkonzircon
2Frenchzirconzircon
3Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
4Pahlavizlgwn'—
5Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zircon”

  • zirconium
  • zirconate
  • zirconite
  • hydrozirconation
  • zirconic
  • hafnon
  • zirconian
  • organozirconium
  • bazirite
  • zirconation
  • nonzirconium
  • dizirconium
  • radiozirconium
  • zirconated
  • zirconiferous
  • zirconoid
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