Where does “radionuclide” come from?
radionuclide (Italian) comes from Italian radio-, from Latin radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
radionuclide (Italian): radionuclide
Ancestry of “radionuclide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | radio- | radio- |
| 2 | Latin | radio- | — |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |