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Where does “рентге́н” come from?

рентге́н (Russian) comes from German röntgen, from German Röntgen — röntgen, X-ray.

рентге́н (Russian): X-ray

Definitions

  1. X-ray

Ancestry of “рентге́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanröntgento X-ray
2GermanRöntgenröntgen, X-ray

Words derived from “рентге́н”

  • рентгениздат
  • рентгенодиагностика
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