Where does “zirconiferous” come from?
zirconiferous (English) comes from English zircon, from German Zirkon, from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom — to flourish; green, yellow.
zirconiferous (English): Containing or producing zircon
Definitions
- Containing or producing zircon
Ancestry of “zirconiferous”, step by step