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Where does “zirconian” come from?

zirconian (English) comes from English zirconium, from English zircon, from German Zirkon, from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam — to flourish; green, yellow.

zirconian (English): Describing minerals containing zirconium

Definitions

  1. Describing minerals containing zirconium

Ancestry of “zirconian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzirconiumA chemical element with an atomic number of 40,...
2EnglishzirconA mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...
3GermanZirkonzircon
4Frenchzirconzircon
5Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
6Pahlavizlgwn'—
7Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
8Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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