Where does “nontransuranic” come from?
nontransuranic (English) comes from English transuranic, from English trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
nontransuranic (English): Not transuranic
Definitions
- Not transuranic
Ancestry of “nontransuranic”, step by step
nontransuranic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transuranic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transuranic | Lying beyond uranium in the periodic table;... |
| 2 | English | trans- | Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other... |
| 3 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 4 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 5 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |