Controversy about silicon's physical and chemical character dates to its discovery: silicon was first prepared and characterized in pure form in 1824, and given the name:
Silicium (from Latin: silicis, flints),
with an -ium word-ending to suggest a metal.
However, its final name Silicon, suggested in 1831, reflects the more physically similar elements carbon and boron.
the latin word for flint, Silex. :)
According to Webelements, Silicon was discovered by Jöns Jacob Berzelius at 1824 in Sweden. Origin of name: from the Latin word "silicis" meaning "flint".
The name "silicon" comes from the Latin word "silex" or "silicis," meaning flint or hard stone. Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14, known for its abundance in the Earth's crust and its importance in semiconductor technology.
It is seliconia. I am professor at Ohio University, and I believe the real state of answer is this one indeed.
Silicon hexabromide
The metalloid Silicon has the Latin name "silicium".
The common name of silicon carbide is carborundum.
Silicones are polysiloxane compounds (basically complex organic compounds with some or all of the Carbon atoms replaced with Silicon atoms). If you were asking about the element Silicon, that's a different story. That comes from the Latin word Silicus, meaning "Flint" (which is a type of rock containing Silicon).
Silicon - Si
The scientific name for quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2).
The scientific name for sand is usually referred to as "silica" or "silicon dioxide."
The scientific name of silicon is silicon. Silicon is actually the name of the element that makes up sand. The name comes from the Latin word silex which means flint.