Where does “Selenhexafluorid” come from?

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

Selenhexafluorid (German): selenium hexafluoride

Definitions

  1. selenium hexafluoride

Ancestry of “Selenhexafluorid”, step by step

Selenhexafluorid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Selen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelenselenium
2Frenchséléniumselenium
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

via German Hexafluorid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHexafluoridhexafluoride
2GermanFluoridfluoride
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →