Etymology of the English word nuclear
the English word
nuclearderived from the English word
nucleusderived from the Latin word
nucleus (nut; nucleus, inside of a nut, kernel)
derived from the Latin word
nux (nut)
derived from the Latin word
nuculeusderived from the Classical Latin word
nuculaderived from the Latin word
nux (nut)
Derivations in English
antinuclear,
extranuclear,
intranuclear,
mononuclear,
nonnuclear,
nuclearism,
nuclearize,
perinuclear,
photonuclear,
polynuclear,
prenuclear,
pronuclear,
thermonuclear,
denuclearize,
polymorphonuclear,
nucflash,
nukeCognates
Dutch
nucleair, French
nucléaire, German
nuklear, Norwegian
nukleär, Swedish
nukleärUsage
Word found in Modern English
