Etymology

tantalic

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Today it means: Containing pentavalent tantalum. Full definition →

English tantalum ← New Latin tantalum ← Latin Tantalus
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΤάνταλος (Tántalos)
  2. LatinTantalus
  3. New Latintantalum
  4. Englishtantalum
  5. English todaytantalic

From tantalum + -ic.

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