noun, masculine/iˈɾidjo/
iridium
Borrowed from New Latin īridium, from Latin Īridem (“Iris, goddess of rainbows”), from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris), due to the bright color of many of its salts; cf. also -io, element-forming suffix.
/iˈɾidjo/
iridium
Borrowed from New Latin īridium, from Latin Īridem (“Iris, goddess of rainbows”), from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris), due to the bright color of many of its salts; cf. also -io, element-forming suffix.