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Where does “iridio” come from?

iridio (Spanish) comes from New Latin iridium, from Latin Īris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις, from Ancient Greek Ἴρις.

iridio (Spanish): iridium

Definitions

  1. iridium

Ancestry of “iridio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latiniridiumiridium
2LatinĪris—
3Ancient GreekἾριςthe messenger of the gods; a rainbow; the iris ;...
4Ancient GreekἼρις—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἴρις →