Where does “molybdaenum” come from?
molybdaenum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.
molybdaenum (Latin): molybdenum
Ancestry of “molybdaenum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μόλυβδος | lead; graphite |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | morkʷ-iyo- | — |