Where does “silicio” come from?
silicio (Italian) comes from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.
silicio (Italian): silicon
Ancestry of “silicio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | silicium | silicon |
| 2 | Latin | silex | pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava |
Words derived from “silicio”