Masculine

cálcio

Meaning

calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20)

Concepts

Ca

atomic number 20

Synonyms

Cálcio

Calcio

Ca

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaw.si.u/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin calcium, a word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”), supposedly from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

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