Where does “seleni” come from?

seleni (Lingala) comes from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

seleni (Lingala): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “seleni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchséléniumselenium
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from French sélénium →