Where does “polonium” come from?

polonium (Malay) comes from English polonium, from New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia, from Polish Polanie, from Proto-Slavic poľane, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

polonium (Malay): polonium chemical element

Definitions

  1. polonium chemical element

Ancestry of “polonium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoloniumA rare, highly radioactive chemical element with...
2New Latinpoloniumpolonium
3Medieval LatinPoloniaPoland
4PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
5Proto-Slavicpoľane—
6Proto-Slavicpoľefield
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľane →
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