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Where does “radiogold” come from?

radiogold (English) comes from English Gold, from Middle English gold, from Old English gold, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

radiogold (English): The radioactive isotope of gold, 19879Au, used in...

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  1. The radioactive isotope of gold, 19879Au, used in...

Ancestry of “radiogold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGold—
2Middle Englishgoldgold
3Old Englishgoldgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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