Where does “lantânio” come from?

lantânio (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek λανθάνω, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

lantânio (Portuguese): lanthanum

Definitions

  1. lanthanum

Ancestry of “lantânio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλανθάνωto escape notice; to cause to forget; to forget
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek λανθάνω
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