Where does “πυρηνικός” come from?
πυρηνικός (Greek) comes from English nuclear, 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.
πυρηνικός (Greek): nuclear
Definitions
- nuclear
Ancestry of “πυρηνικός”, step by step
πυρηνικός traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English nuclear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nuclear | Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving... |
| 2 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 3 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Greek πυρήνας
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πυρήνας | stone, pit; nucleus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυρήν | kernel, pip, stone; hard bone of fishes; grain of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῡρός | wheat; grain of wheat |
via French nucléaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nucléaire | nuclear |