Etymograph

English

thulia

Thulia comes from New Latin thūlium.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900thūlium1as thūlia
  2. Englishtodaythulia1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English thulia

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900thūliumWiktionary, English thuliaas thūlia
  2. EnglishtodaythuliaWiktionary, English thulia

The story

Named in 1879 by Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Every English word from New Latin thūlium

Today it means

noun The rare earth thulium oxide, Tm₂O₃.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thulia”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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