Where does “Elektronenvolt” come from?

Elektronenvolt (German) comes from German Elektron — electron; electrum.

Elektronenvolt (German): electron volt

Definitions

  1. electron volt

Ancestry of “Elektronenvolt”, step by step

Elektronenvolt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Elektron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElektronelectron; electrum

via German Volt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVoltvolt (unit of measure)

Words derived from “Elektronenvolt”

Every word from German Elektron →
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