Etymology of the English word neodymium
the English word
neodymiumderived from the English word
didymiumderived from the New Latin word
didymiumderived from the Greek word
didumos, δίδυμος (double, hence alongside the testes)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-using the Greek suffix
-iumusing the English prefix
neo-derived from the Greek word
neos, νέος (new; a primary word; 'new'; (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*newo-Date
The earliest known usage of neodymium in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
