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Where does “actinium” come from?

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

actinium (French): actinium

Definitions

  1. actinium

Ancestry of “actinium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinactiniumactinium
2Ancient Greekἀκτίςray, beam; brightness, splendor; spoke

Words derived from “actinium”

  • actinium
  • protactinium
  • radioactinium
  • diprotactinium
  • protactinate
  • eka-actinium
  • eka-protactinium
  • actinate
  • actiniferous
  • actinate
  • actinium
  • aktinyum
  • actiniu
  • प्रोटैक्टीनियम
  • aktinium
  • protaktinium
  • aktinium
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