Where does “rhodium” come from?

rhodium (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rhodium (Norwegian Bokmål): rhodium (a metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with atomic number 45)

Definitions

  1. rhodium (a metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with atomic number 45)

Ancestry of “rhodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinrhodiumrhodium
2Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
3Old Persianwurdiflower
4Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti- →