Etymology

monopotassium

M3O1N1O1P3O1T1A1S1S1I1U1M3

Today it means: monatomic potassium Full definition →

English potassium ← Dutch potasch ← Middle Dutch asche
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  5. Frankish*pott
  6. Old Dutch*pot
  7. Middle Dutchpot
  8. Dutchpot
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  10. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  11. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  12. Old Dutch*aska
  13. Middle Dutchasche
  14. Dutchas
  15. Dutchpotas
  16. Dutchpotasch
  17. Englishpotassa
  18. Englishpotassium
  19. English todaymonopotassium

From mono- + potassium.

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