myEtymology.com: English etymology of protactinium

Etymology of the English word protactinium

the English word protactinium

derived from the English word actinium

derived from the New Latin word actinium

using the New Latin prefix actino-

using the Latin suffix -ium

using the English prefix actin-

using the English suffix -ium

derived from the Greek word aktis, ἀκτίς

derived from the Greek word aktinos

using the English prefix proto-

derived from the Greek word protos, πρῶτος (first; foremost (in time, place, order or importance))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

using the English prefix prot-

Word found in Modern English