Where does “wolframico” come from?

wolframico (Italian) comes from Italian wolframio, from German Wolfram, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wolframico (Italian): tungstic

Definitions

  1. tungstic

Ancestry of “wolframico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianwolframiotungsten
2GermanWolframtungsten
3Old High Germanwolfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →