Where does “deuterium” come from?

deuterium (Dutch) comes from English deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος, from Proto-Indo-European dews- — to lack, need, require.

deuterium (Dutch): deuterium

Definitions

  1. deuterium

Ancestry of “deuterium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeuteriumAn isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and...
2Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require

Words derived from “deuterium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dews- →Every word from Ancient Greek δεύτερος →Every word from English deuterium →