Where does “atomavfall” come from?

atomavfall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål atom, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atomavfall (Norwegian Bokmål): nuclear waste

Definitions

  1. nuclear waste

Ancestry of “atomavfall”, step by step

atomavfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål atom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålatoman atom
2Ancient Greekἄτομοςuncut; indivisible, not capable of being...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Norwegian Bokmål avfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavfalltrash (US), garbage (US)
2Old Norseaffalloffal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄτομος →