Where does “zirconium” come from?

Zirconium comes from English zircon, from German Zirkon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, a gemstone name of uncertain ultimate origin.

zirconium (English): A chemical element with an atomic number of 40,...

Definitions

  1. A chemical element with an atomic number of 40,...

Ancestry of “zirconium”, step by step

zirconium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English zircon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzirconA mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals,...
2GermanZirkonzircon
3Frenchzirconzircon
4Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
5Pahlavizlgwn'—
6Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
7Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Latin zircon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzircon—

Words derived from “zirconium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam →