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Where does “aon-núicléach” come from?

aon-núicléach (Irish) comes from Irish núicléach, from Irish núicléas, 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.

aon-núicléach (Irish): mononuclear

Definitions

  1. mononuclear

Ancestry of “aon-núicléach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnúicléachnuclear
2Irishnúicléasnucleus
3Latinnū̆cleus—
4Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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