Where does “sélénocystéine” come from?

sélénocystéine (French) comes from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

sélénocystéine (French): selenocysteine

Definitions

  1. selenocysteine

Ancestry of “sélénocystéine”, step by step

sélénocystéine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sélénium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchséléniumselenium
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

via French cystéine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcystéinecysteine
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →