Where does “mangan” come from?
mangan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Mangan, from German Manganesium, from French manganèse, from Italian manganese, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mangan (Serbo-Croatian): manganese
Ancestry of “mangan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Mangan | manganese |
| 2 | German | Manganesium | — |
| 3 | French | manganèse | manganese |
| 4 | Italian | manganese | manganese |
| 5 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |