Silicon
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early 19th century: alteration of earlier silicium, from Latin silex, silic- ‘flint’, on the pattern of carbon and boron .
wiktionary
Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson as a modification of the earlier name silicium, from the stem of Latin silex(“flint, silica”) + -on from carbon.
From the silicon chips used in computers
etymonline
silicon (n.)
nonmetallic element, 1817, coined by British chemist Thomas Thomson from silica (silicon dioxide), from which it was isolated. The name is patterned on carbon, etc. Silicon chip first attested 1965; Silicon Valley for the Santa Clara Valley south of San Francisco, U.S., first attested 1974, from the concentration of manufacturers of silicon chips used in computers, watches, etc.
