Etymology

cadmium

cad·mi·um
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Today it means: A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. Full definition →

German Cadmium ← Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía)
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  1. Ancient Greekκέκασμαι (kékasmai)influ.
  2. Ancient GreekΚᾰ́δμος (Kắdmos)
  3. Ancient GreekΚαδμεία (Kadmeía)
  4. GermanCadmium
  5. English todaycadmium

Borrowed from German Cadmium. from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía, “calamine”), a cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals, which was named after the king Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΚαδμεία all →

Cadmeacadmia

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