Where does “nucleus” come from?

nucleus (Dutch) comes 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.

nucleus (Dutch): nucleus, core

Definitions

  1. nucleus, core

Ancestry of “nucleus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnū̆cleus(small) nut
2Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “nucleus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →