Where does “silīcijs” come from?

silīcijs (Latvian) comes from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.

silīcijs (Latvian): silicon

Definitions

  1. silicon

Ancestry of “silīcijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Latin silex →