Where does “silicium” come from?

silicium (French) comes from Latin silicium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

silicium (French): silicon

Definitions

  1. silicon

Ancestry of “silicium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiliciumsilicon
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “silicium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →
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