Where does “Lithiumamalgam” come from?
Lithiumamalgam (German) comes from German Amalgam, from French amalgame, from Latin amalgama, from Medieval Latin amalgama, from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم, from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα, from Ancient Greek μαλάσσω, from Ancient Greek μαλακός — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Lithiumamalgam (German): lithium amalgam
Definitions
- lithium amalgam
Ancestry of “Lithiumamalgam”, step by step
Lithiumamalgam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Amalgam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amalgam | amalgam (alloy containing mercury) |
| 2 | French | amalgame | amalgam; amalgamation; an incongruous mixture;... |
| 3 | Latin | amalgama | amalgam |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | amalgama | mercury alloy; amalgam |
| 5 | Arabic | اَلْمَلْغَم | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάλαγμα | An emollient, a cataplasm; A padding used in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαλάσσω | to soften; to make soft; soften |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαλακός | soft, tender; gentle; soft, mild, gentle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via German Lithium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lithium | lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali... |
| 2 | New Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 3 | Latin | lithia | nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |