Where does “Selenmangel” come from?

Selenmangel (German) comes from German mangel, from Middle High German mange, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Selenmangel (German): selenium deficiency

Definitions

  1. selenium deficiency

Ancestry of “Selenmangel”, step by step

Selenmangel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mangel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmangelinflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanmangemangle
3Latinmanganummanganese; mangonel
4Medieval Latinmagnesianominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Selen

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

Words derived from “Selenmangel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία