Where does “silício” come from?

silício (Portuguese) comes from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex — pebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava.

silício (Portuguese): silicon

Definitions

  1. silicon

Ancestry of “silício”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsiliciumsilicon
2Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Latin silex →Every word from New Latin silicium →