Etymology

seaborgium

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Today it means: A transuranic chemical element (symbol Sg) with atomic number 106. Full definition →

English Seaborg ← Swedish Sjöberg ← Old Norse berg, bjarg
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*seykʷ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sīhwaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*saiwiz
  4. Old Norsesær
  5. Old Swedishsiœr
  6. Swedishsjö
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰos
  9. Proto-Germanic*bergaz
  10. Old Norseberg, bjarg
  11. Swedishberg
  12. SwedishSjöberg
  13. EnglishSeaborg
  14. English todayseaborgium

From Seaborg + -ium, named for Glenn T. Seaborg.

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