Where does “plutonium” come from?
Plutonium is a New Latin coinage from the planet Pluto, itself from Latin Plūtō, derived from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος meaning wealth or riches.
plutonium (English): The transuranic chemical element with atomic...
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Ancestry of “plutonium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pluto | dwarf planet in the Solar System |
| 2 | Middle English | Pluto | The Roman god governing the underworld; Pluto |
| 3 | Latin | Plūtō | Pluto god of the underworld |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πλούτων | god of the underworld; Pluto, Greek and Roman god... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |