Where does “Elementarzelle” come from?

Elementarzelle (German) comes from German Zelle, from Old High German zella, from Latin cella — a small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...

Elementarzelle (German): unit cell

Definitions

  1. unit cell

Ancestry of “Elementarzelle”, step by step

Elementarzelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...

via German elementar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanelementarfundamental; essential; vital; basic; elementary
Every word from Latin cella →Every word from Old High German zella →Every word from German Zelle →