Where does “nuklear” come from?
nuklear (German) comes from Spanish nuclear, from Spanish núcleo, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nuklear (German): nuclear
Definitions
- nuclear
Ancestry of “nuklear”, step by step
nuklear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish nuclear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nuclear | nuclear; to join up; to unite |
| 2 | Spanish | núcleo | nucleus |
| 3 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 4 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English nuclear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nuclear | Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving... |