myEtymology.com: English etymology of metallocene

Etymology of the English word metallocene

the English word metallocene

using the English suffix -cene

derived from the Late Greek word kainos, καινός (new)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ken-

using the English prefix metallo-

derived from the Greek word metallon, μέταλλον

The earliest known usage of metallocene in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English