Where does “nemfém” come from?

nemfém (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nem, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne — no, not.

nemfém (Hungarian): nonmetal an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal

Definitions

  1. nonmetal an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal

Ancestry of “nemfém”, step by step

nemfém traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian nem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannemno, not; no; sex, gender
2Proto-Finno-Ugricneno, not

via Hungarian fém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfémmetal
2Hungarianfémlik—

Words derived from “nemfém”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ne →Every word from Hungarian nem →
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