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Where does “Σελήνη” come from?

Σελήνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Σελήνη (Ancient Greek): goddess of the Moon; moon

Definitions

  1. goddess of the Moon; moon

Ancestry of “Σελήνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
2Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “Σελήνη”

  • selenium
  • Selene
  • selenide
  • selenious
  • diselenide
  • seleniferous
  • organoselenium
  • selenol
  • sulfoselenide
  • seleniuret
  • triselenide
  • selenolate
  • nonselenium
  • polyselenide
  • seleninic
  • radioselenium
  • oxyselenide
  • selenonic
  • episelenide
  • diselenium
  • heptaselenide
  • protoselenide
  • selone
  • organoselenide
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