Where does “siliċju” come from?

siliċju (Maltese) comes from Italian silicio, from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.

siliċju (Maltese): silicon

Definitions

  1. silicon

Ancestry of “siliċju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansiliciosilicon
2New Latinsiliciumsilicon
3Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Latin silex →