Where does “szénatom” come from?
szénatom (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian atom, from English atom, from Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
szénatom (Hungarian): carbon atom
Definitions
- carbon atom
Ancestry of “szénatom”, step by step
szénatom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian atom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | atom | atom |
| 2 | English | atom | The smallest possible amount of matter which... |
| 3 | Middle English | attome | atom |
| 4 | Middle French | athome | atom |
| 5 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |