Masculine
cálcio
Meaning
calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20)
Concepts
Synonyms
Cálcio
Calcio
Ca
Translations
Frequency
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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