Where does “cæsium” come from?
cæsium (French) comes from Latin caesius, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
cæsium (French): Alternative form of césium
Definitions
- Alternative form of césium
Ancestry of “cæsium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | caesius | bluish-gray, gray-eyed, blue-eyed, cat-eyed;... |
| 2 | Latin | caedō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |