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Where does “atomaffald” come from?

atomaffald (Danish) comes from Danish atom, from German Atom, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atomaffald (Danish): nuclear waste

Definitions

  1. nuclear waste

Ancestry of “atomaffald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishatomatom
2GermanAtomatom
3Latinatomusindivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being...
4Ancient Greekἄτομοςuncut; indivisible, not capable of being...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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