Where does “nucleon” come from?
nucleon (Dutch) comes from Dutch nucleus, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nucleon (Dutch): nucleon
Ancestry of “nucleon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nucleus | nucleus, core |
| 2 | Latin | nū̆cleus | — |
| 3 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “nucleon”