Where does “aktiinium” come from?

aktiinium (Estonian) comes from German Actinium, from French actinium, from New Latin actinium, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς — ray, beam; brightness, splendor; spoke.

aktiinium (Estonian): actinium

Definitions

  1. actinium

Ancestry of “aktiinium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanActiniumchemical element actinium (atomic number 89)
2Frenchactiniumactinium
3New Latinactiniumactinium
4Ancient Greekἀκτίςray, beam; brightness, splendor; spoke
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς →Every word from New Latin actinium →Every word from French actinium →
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