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Where does “plutoniferous” come from?

plutoniferous (English) comes from English plutonium, from English Pluto, from Middle English Pluto, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.

plutoniferous (English): Containing or producing plutonium

Definitions

  1. Containing or producing plutonium

Ancestry of “plutoniferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplutoniumThe transuranic chemical element with atomic...
2EnglishPlutodwarf planet in the Solar System
3Middle EnglishPluto—
4LatinPlūtō—
5Ancient GreekΠλούτωνgod of the underworld; Pluto, Greek and Roman god...
6Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوك—
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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