Where does “niobium” come from?

niobium (Malay) comes from English niobium, from English Niobe, from Ancient Greek Νιόβη — Niobe.

niobium (Malay): niobium chemical element

Definitions

  1. niobium chemical element

Ancestry of “niobium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishniobiumA chemical element with an atomic number of 41:...
2EnglishNiobeA crying woman; a woman who is bereaved or...
3Ancient GreekΝιόβηNiobe
Every word from Ancient Greek Νιόβη →Every word from English Niobe →Every word from English niobium →