Where does “deuteron” come from?

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

deuteron (Dutch): deuteron, deuterium nucleus

Definitions

  1. deuteron, deuterium nucleus

Ancestry of “deuteron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeuteronthe atomic nucleus of a deuterium atom,...
2Englishdeuterosecond
3Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dews- →Every word from Ancient Greek δεύτερος →Every word from English deutero →