Where does “itrium” come from?

itrium (Malay) comes from English yttrium, from Swedish Ytterby, from Swedish by, from German Bö, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.

itrium (Malay): yttrium

Definitions

  1. yttrium

Ancestry of “itrium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyttriumA silvery metallic chemical element with an...
2SwedishYtterbyYtterby
3Swedishbyvillage; farm; town, city
4Germangust, squall
5Latinbōshead of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox)
6Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
7LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
8Proto-Italickorwos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-
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