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Where does “zirconoid” come from?

zirconoid (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.

zirconoid (English): A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with...

Definitions

  1. A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with...

Ancestry of “zirconoid”, step by step

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
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