Where does “silicio” come from?

silicio (Italian) comes from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.

silicio (Italian): silicon

Definitions

  1. silicon

Ancestry of “silicio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsiliciumsilicon
2Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava

Words derived from “silicio”

Every word from Latin silex →Every word from New Latin silicium →