Where does “デューテリウム” come from?

デューテリウム (Japanese) comes from English deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος, from Proto-Indo-European dews- — to lack, need, require.

デューテリウム (Japanese): deuterium

Definitions

  1. deuterium

Ancestry of “デューテリウム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeuteriumAn isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and...
2Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dews- →Every word from Ancient Greek δεύτερος →Every word from English deuterium →