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Where does “radioisótopo” come from?

radioisótopo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese radio-, from Latin radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

radioisótopo (Portuguese): radioisotope

Definitions

  1. radioisotope

Ancestry of “radioisótopo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseradio-—
2Latinradio-—
3Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
4English-án—
5Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →