Etymology

aluminiferous

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Today it means: containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum Full definition →

English aluminium ← Latin alūmen ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elut-
  2. Latinalūmen
  3. Englishaluminium
  4. English todayaluminiferous

From aluminium + -iferous.

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