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Where does “Selengehalt” come from?

Selengehalt (German) comes from German Selen, from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Selengehalt (German): selenium content

Definitions

  1. selenium content

Ancestry of “Selengehalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelenselenium
2Frenchséléniumselenium
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →