Cadm

Morpheme

Cadm

Type

bound base

Denotation

bluish silvery-white metallic element, son of Phoenician king Agenor of Tyre

Etymology

1817 Latinized form of Ancient Greek Kadmeía, from Kádmos + -eia

Evidence

Cadmea, Cadmean, Cadmeia, cadmia, cadmian, cadmic, cadmiferous, cadmium, cadmiuria, cadmoindite, cadmoselite, cadmous, dicadmium, epicadmium, noncadmium, organocadmium, radiocadmium