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Where does “selenosis” come from?

selenosis (English) comes from English selen-, from German Selen, from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

selenosis (English): selenium poisoning, especially of livestock, by...

Definitions

  1. selenium poisoning, especially of livestock, by...

Ancestry of “selenosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishselen-moon; Moon; selenium
2GermanSelenselenium
3Frenchséléniumselenium
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλας—
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