Where does “erbium” come from?
erbium (Malay) comes from English erbium, from New Latin erbium, from Swedish Ytterby, from Swedish by, from German Bö, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
erbium (Malay): erbium
Ancestry of “erbium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | erbium | A chemical element with atomic number 68: a... |
| 2 | New Latin | erbium | erbium |
| 3 | Swedish | Ytterby | — |
| 4 | Swedish | by | village; farm; town, city |
| 5 | German | Bö | gust, squall |
| 6 | Latin | bōs | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |