Where does “スカンジウム” come from?
スカンジウム (Japanese) comes from English scandium, from Latin scandia, from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
スカンジウム (Japanese): scandium, Sc
Ancestry of “スカンジウム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scandium | A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21,... |
| 2 | Latin | scandia | nominative plural of scandium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Skáney | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |