Where does “selenju” come from?

selenju (Maltese) comes from Italian selenio, from Italian Selene, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

selenju (Maltese): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “selenju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianselenioselenium
2ItalianSeleneSelene
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Italian Selene →