Etymology

fermium

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Today it means: A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100. Full definition →

New Latin fermium ← Italian Fermi ← Latin Firmum
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  1. LatinFirmum
  2. ItalianFermo
  3. ItalianFermi
  4. New Latinfermium
  5. English todayfermium

Borrowed from New Latin fermium, from Fermi + -ium; named for Enrico Fermi.

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