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Where does “radio-” come from?

radio- (German) comes from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

Ancestry of “radio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
2English-án—
3Middle English-an—

Words derived from “radio-”

  • Radionuklid
  • Radiosynoviorthese
  • Radiokohlenstoff
  • Radioastronomie
  • Radiokohlenstoffmethode
  • Radioisotop
  • Radioimmuntherapie
  • Radionuklidtherapie
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