Where does “Selen” come from?

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

Selen (German): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “Selen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Selen”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →
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