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Where does “Rhodiumoxid” come from?

Rhodiumoxid (German) comes from German Rhodium, from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Rhodiumoxid (German): rhodium oxide

Definitions

  1. rhodium oxide

Ancestry of “Rhodiumoxid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRhodiumrhodium
2New Latinrhodiumrhodium
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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