Where does “元素” come from?
元素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 元, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.
元素 (Japanese): element, chemical element
Definitions
- element, chemical element
Ancestry of “元素”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 元 | cause, origin; basis, foundation; cost |
| 2 | Japanese | 始め | beginning, the start of an activity or time... |
| 3 | Japanese | 始める | begin; start; initiate; originate |