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
- Describing minerals containing zirconium
Ancestry of “zirconian”, step by step
zirconian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zirconium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zirconium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 40,... |
| 2 | English | zircon | A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,... |
| 3 | German | Zirkon | zircon |
| 4 | French | zircon | zircon |
| 5 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 6 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |