Etymology

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Today it means: Containing many silicon atoms, especially when linked into chains or networks. Full definition →

English silicon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Latinsilex
  6. New Latinsilicium
  7. Englishsilicium
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  9. Latincarbōnem
  10. Frenchcarbone
  11. Englishcarbonbf.
  12. Englishsilicon
  13. English todaypolysilicon

From poly- + silicon.

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