Where does “selenio” come from?
selenio (Italian) comes from Italian Selene, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.
selenio (Italian): selenium
Ancestry of “selenio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Selene | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | — |
Words derived from “selenio”