Etymology

ferrocarbon

F4E1R1R1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: A form of steel with a very high concentration of carbon (approximately 10%). Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  5. Latincarbōnem
  6. Frenchcarbone
  7. Englishcarbon
  8. English todayferrocarbon

From ferro- + carbon.

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