Etymology

silicide

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Today it means: Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English silicon ← French carbone
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The story

  1. Latinsilex
  2. New Latinsilicium
  3. Englishsilicium
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  5. Latincarbōnem
  6. Frenchcarbone
  7. Englishcarbonbf.
  8. Englishsilicon
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. English todaysilicide

From silicon + -ide.

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