Where does “nucléosynthèse” come from?
nucléosynthèse (French) comes from French synthèse, from Latin synthesis, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
nucléosynthèse (French): nucleosynthesis
Definitions
- nucleosynthesis
Ancestry of “nucléosynthèse”, step by step
nucléosynthèse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French synthèse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | synthèse | synthesis; summary, overview |
| 2 | Latin | synthesis | A collection or reunion of many objects of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνθεσις | a putting together, composition, combination,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συντίθημι | to assemble, put together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via Latin nū̆cleus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 2 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |