calcium的词源

英文词源

calcium: calcium: [19] Calcium was coined by the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy in 1808 on the basis of Latin calx ‘limestone’ (which is also the ancestor of English calcareous, calculate, calculus, causeway, and chalk). The Latin word probably came from Greek khálix, which meant ‘pebble’ as well as ‘limestone’.
=> calcarious, calculate, causeway, chalk
calcium (n.): coined 1808 by English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829), who first succeeded in isolating it, from Latin calx (genitive calcis) "limestone" (see chalk (n.)) + metallic element ending -ium.

发音释义：['kælsɪəm] n.钙

结构分析：calcium = calc（石灰岩）+ium（化学元素）→（化学元素）钙

词源解释：calc←拉丁语calx（石灰岩）

同源词：chalk（粉笔）；calculate（计算←拿粉笔在地上计算）

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