Etymology

eka-lead

Today it means: Synonym of flerovium. Full definition →

English lead ← Middle English led ← Old English lēad
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The story

  1. Englisheka-
  2. Proto-Celtic*ɸloudom
  3. Gaulish*loudonbor.?
  4. Proto-West Germanic*laud
  5. Old Englishlēad
  6. Middle Englishled
  7. Englishlead
  8. English todayeka-lead

From eka- + lead.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.