Where does “neodym” come from?
neodym (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål didym, from Ancient Greek Δίδυμος, from Ancient Greek δύο, from Proto-Hellenic *dúwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
neodym (Norwegian Bokmål): neodymium
Ancestry of “neodym”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | didym | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Δίδυμος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δύο | two |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *dúwo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |