English
hafnium
Hafnium comes from Latin Hafnia ‘Copenhagen’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHafnia‘Copenhagen’
- Englishtodayhafnium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHafnia‘Copenhagen’
- Englishtodayhafnium
Formed from -ium
Every English word from Latin Hafnia
Today it means
noun A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Hafnia / hafnium