Where does “lithium” come from?
lithium (New Latin) comes from Latin lithia, 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.
lithium (New Latin): lithium
Definitions
- lithium
Ancestry of “lithium”, step by step
lithium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lithia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lithia | nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural... |
| 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 |
via New Latin lithia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | lithia | nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural... |