Etymology of the English word radiocarbon
the English word
radiocarbonusing the English prefix
radio-derived from the French prefix
radio-derived from the Latin word
radius (rod, spoke; ray; rod)
using the French suffix
-ablederived from the English word
carbonderived from the French word
carbonederived from the Latin word
carbo (charcoal; glowing coal; pencil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Usage
Word found in Modern English