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Where does “radioelement” come from?

radioelement (English) comes from Afrikaans radio, from English radio, from English radiotelegraphy, from English telegraphy, from English Telegraph, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε.

radioelement (English): Any element whose currently known isotopes are...

Definitions

  1. Any element whose currently known isotopes are...

Ancestry of “radioelement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansradioradio
2EnglishradioThe technology that allows for the transmission...
3EnglishradiotelegraphyThe process and techniques of sending telegrams...
4Englishtelegraphycommunication at a distance by means of the...
5EnglishTelegraph—
6Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
7Frenchtélé-tele-
8Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
9Latincommūnicāre—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
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