Where does “radon” come from?

radon (Romanian) comes from French radon, from English radon, from English emanation, from Latin emanatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

radon (Romanian): radon chemical element

Definitions

  1. radon chemical element

Ancestry of “radon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradonradon
2EnglishradonThe chemical element with atomic number 86. It...
3EnglishemanationThe act of flowing or proceeding from a source...
4Latinemanatioemanation
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-