Where does “litium” come from?
litium (Malay) comes from English lithium, from Latin lithium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
litium (Malay): lithium
Ancestry of “litium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lithium | The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid... |
| 2 | Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |