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Where does “Magnesiumiodid” come from?

Magnesiumiodid (German) comes from German Magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Magnesiumiodid (German): magnesium iodide

Definitions

  1. magnesium iodide

Ancestry of “Magnesiumiodid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagnesiummagnesium
2New Latinmagnēsium—
3Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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