Etymology of the English word neutron
the English word
neutronderived from the English word
neutralderived from the Old French word
neutralderived from the Latin word
neutralisderived from the Latin word
neuter (neither)
derived from the Latin word
neusing the English suffix
-onDate
The earliest known usage of neutron in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
antineutron,
photoneutronCognates
Dutch
neutron, French
neutron, German
Neutron, Norwegian
neutron, Swedish
neutronUsage
Word found in Modern English
