English word Silicon Valley comes from Latin -ionem, Latin silicis, and later Latin silicium (Silicon (chemical element 14).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ionem | Latin (lat) | |
| silicis | Latin (lat) | |
| silica | English (eng) | Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.. Silicon dioxide. |
| silicium | Latin (lat) | Silicon (chemical element 14). |
| silicon | English (eng) | (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.. (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. (slang) computer processor. (slang) computing. |
| Silicon Valley | English (eng) | (informal) Originally, the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there are a high number of industries producing silicon chips; later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area. |