Where does “lantāns” come from?

lantāns (Latvian) comes from Ancient Greek λανθάνω, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lantāns (Latvian): lanthanum

Definitions

  1. lanthanum

Ancestry of “lantāns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλανθάνωto escape notice; to cause to forget; to forget
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek λανθάνω →
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