Where does “scandium” come from?

scandium (New Latin) comes from Latin scandia, from Old Norse Skáney, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

scandium (New Latin): scandium

Definitions

  1. scandium

Ancestry of “scandium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscandianominative plural of scandium; accusative plural...
2Old NorseSkáney—
3Proto-Germanic*SkadinawjōScania
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “scandium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →