Etymology

hesperium

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Today it means: A rejected name for plutonium. (Esperium chemical symbol: Es) Full definition →

Italian Esperio ← Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙσπερία“land of the west”
  2. Italian · derived fromEsperio
  3. English todayhesperium

From Italian Esperio after a Greek name of Italy + -ium, Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería, “land of the west”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἙσπερία all →

Hesperia

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