Where does “세륨” come from?
세륨 (Korean) comes from English cerium, from English Ceres, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
세륨 (Korean): cerium
Ancestry of “세륨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cerium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 58,... |
| 2 | English | Ceres | a recently discovered asteroid; Roman goddess of... |
| 3 | Latin | Cerēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |