Etymology

alane

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Today it means: Aluminium hydride, AlH₃. Full definition →

English aluminium ← Latin alūmen ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elut-
  2. Latinalūmen
  3. Englishaluminium
  4. English todayalane

From aluminium + -ane.

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