epicadmium

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)

Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der.

English epi-

Semiticder.?

Phoeniciander.?

Pre-Greekder.

Ancient Greek κέκασμαι (kékasmai)influ.

Ancient Greek Κᾰ́δμος (Kắdmos)

Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía)

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -ium

German Cadmiumbor.

English cadmium

English epicadmium

From epi- + cadmium.

Noun

epicadmium (uncountable)

1. (physics) Used attributively to describe kinetic energies above that at which cadmium has a large neutron cross section