Etymology of the English word element
the English word
elementderived from the Old French word
elementderived from the Latin word
elementum (element, origin; first principle; elements; rudiments, beginnings)
Date
The earliest known usage of element in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
radioelement,
pixelCognates
Dutch
element, French
élément, German
Element, Italian
elemento, Latin
elementum, Lithuanian
elementas, Norwegian
element, Polish
element, Russian
элeмeнт, Spanish
elemento, Swedish
elementUsage
Word found in Modern English
