English
francium
Francium comes from French francium.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfrancium
- Englishearliest quotation 1999same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentfrancium
- Englishearliest quotation 1999same form
Earliest quotation: 1999, Peter J. Krieger, Understanding Chemical Principles: A Learning Companion: “Notice that franciums are balanced without even thinking in…”
Formed from France + -ium
Proto-Germanic *frankô ‘a Frank’
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Latin francus ‘Frankish, of or pertaining to the Franks’
Latin Francia
Old French France
Middle English France
English France
Every English word from French francium
Today it means
noun The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French francium / francium