Where does “seleen” come from?

seleen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch seleen, from German Selen, from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

seleen (Afrikaans): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “seleen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchseleenselenium chemical element
2GermanSelenselenium
3Frenchséléniumselenium
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →