Where does “Actinium” come from?

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

Actinium (German): chemical element actinium (atomic number 89)

Definitions

  1. chemical element actinium (atomic number 89)

Ancestry of “Actinium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchactiniumactinium
2New Latinactiniumactinium
3Ancient Greekἀκτίςray, beam; brightness, splendor; spoke

Words derived from “Actinium”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς →Every word from New Latin actinium →Every word from French actinium →