Where does “Selenquelle” come from?

Selenquelle (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.

Selenquelle (German): source of selenium

Definitions

  1. source of selenium

Ancestry of “Selenquelle”, step by step

Selenquelle 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 quelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquelleinflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanquelle—
3Old High Germanquella—
4Proto-West Germanic*kwalljāwellspring; spring
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →