Where does “muonium” come from?
muonium (English) comes from English muon, from English mu-meson, from English meson, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon.
muonium (English): An exotic atom formed when a positively charged...
Definitions
- An exotic atom formed when a positively charged...
Ancestry of “muonium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | muon | An unstable elementary particle in the lepton... |
| 2 | English | mu-meson | A muon |
| 3 | English | meson | The mesial plane dividing the body into similar... |
| 4 | English | -ön | — |
| 5 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 6 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 7 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 8 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 9 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 10 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 11 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 12 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |
Words derived from “muonium”