Where does “Selensulfid” come from?

Selensulfid (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.

Selensulfid (German): selenosulfide

Definitions

  1. selenosulfide

Ancestry of “Selensulfid”, step by step

Selensulfid 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 Sulfid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSulfidsulfide
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →