Where does “praseodimium” come from?
praseodimium (Malay) comes from English praseodymium, from English didymium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
praseodimium (Malay): praseodymium
Ancestry of “praseodimium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | praseodymium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 59,... |
| 2 | English | didymium | A mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once... |
| 3 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |