Where does “superactinide” come from?

superactinide (English) comes from English actinide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.

superactinide (English): Any of the undiscovered chemical elements from...

Definitions

  1. Any of the undiscovered chemical elements from...

Ancestry of “superactinide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactinideAny of the 14 radioactive elements of the...
2EnglishIdenamed after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990
3Frenchideide fish
4LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
5Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
6Old Swedishidhe
7Old Norse*iði
8Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
9Old Norsework; a restless motion
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