Etymology

einsteinium

E1I1N1S1T1E1I1N1I1U1M3

Today it means: A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal. Full definition →

English Einstein ← German Einstein ← Middle High German stein
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ain
  5. Old High Germanein
  6. Middle High Germanein
  7. Germanein
  8. Germaneines
  9. Germaneins
  10. Germanein-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
  14. Proto-Germanic*stainaz
  15. Proto-West Germanic*stain
  16. Old High Germanstein
  17. Middle High Germanstein
  18. GermanStein
  19. Germanein
  20. GermanStein
  21. GermanEinstein
  22. EnglishEinstein
  23. English todayeinsteinium

From Einstein + -ium. Named after Albert Einstein.

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