Where does “selenio” come from?

selenio (Italian) comes from Italian Selene, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

selenio (Italian): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “selenio”, step by step

selenio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Selene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSeleneSelene
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

via New Latin selēnium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinselēnium—

Words derived from “selenio”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Italian Selene →