Where does “silicio” come from?

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

silicio (Spanish): silicon; silicon chip, silicon circuit

Definitions

  1. silicon; silicon chip, silicon circuit

Ancestry of “silicio”, step by step

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