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Where does “lithia” come from?

lithia (Latin) comes from Latin lithium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

lithia (Latin): nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural...

Ancestry of “lithia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlithiumlithium
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “lithia”

  • lithium
  • dilithium
  • organolithium
  • lithiation
  • butyllithium
  • methyllithium
  • delithiation
  • lithal
  • trilithium
  • lithiumlike
  • lithian
  • monolithiation
  • radiolithium
  • metalithium
  • monolithium
  • nonlithium
  • lithium
  • lithia
  • litioso
  • litio
  • dilitio
  • Lithiumtetraborat
  • Lithiumbatterie
  • Lithiumamid
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