Where does “seaborgium” come from?
seaborgium (Estonian) comes from English seaborgium, from English Seaborg, from Swedish Sjöberg, from Swedish sjö, from Old Norse sær, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
seaborgium (Estonian): seaborgium
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Ancestry of “seaborgium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seaborgium | A transuranic chemical element with atomic... |
| 2 | English | Seaborg | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Sjöberg | — |
| 4 | Swedish | sjö | a lake, small sea |
| 5 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 6 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |