Where does “selenium” come from?

selenium (Dutch) comes from New Latin selēnium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

selenium (Dutch): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “selenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinselēnium—
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from New Latin selēnium →