Where does “duraluminiu” come from?
duraluminiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian aluminiu, from French aluminium, from English aluminium, from Latin alūmen, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
duraluminiu (Romanian): duralumin
Definitions
- duralumin
Ancestry of “duraluminiu”, step by step
duraluminiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian aluminiu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | aluminiu | aluminium, aluminum chemical element |
| 2 | French | aluminium | aluminum |
| 3 | English | aluminium | A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite,... |
| 4 | Latin | alūmen | alum |
| 5 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Romanian dur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dur | hard, tough; rough, harsh, severe |
| 2 | French | dur | hard, tough; hard; harsh |
| 3 | Latin | durus | hard, rough; harsh; hardy, vigorous |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deru- | firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid |