Where does “seleniwm” come from?

seleniwm (Welsh) comes from English selenium, from French sélénium, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

seleniwm (Welsh): selenium

Definitions

  1. selenium

Ancestry of “seleniwm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseleniumA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
2Frenchséléniumselenium
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
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