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 ΣέλαςEvery word from Ancient Greek σελήνηEvery word from French sélénium