Where does “tantalum” come from?

tantalum (Malay) comes from English tantalum, from Latin Tantalus, from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος — Tantalus; {{w|Tantalus}}.

tantalum (Malay): tantalum

Definitions

  1. tantalum

Ancestry of “tantalum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtantalumA chemical element with atomic number 73: a...
2LatinTantalusTantalus
3Ancient GreekΤάνταλοςTantalus; {{w|Tantalus}}
Every word from Ancient Greek Τάνταλος →Every word from Latin Tantalus →Every word from English tantalum →