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Where does “גרעיני” come from?

גרעיני (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew גרעין, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

גרעיני (Hebrew): Nuclear: of nuclei, atomic energy, atomic bombs,...

Definitions

  1. Nuclear: of nuclei, atomic energy, atomic bombs,...

Ancestry of “גרעיני”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגרעיןnucleus; nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a...
2Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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