Etymology of the English word thermonuclear
the English word
thermonuclearusing the English prefix
thermo-derived from the Greek word
thermos, θέρμος, ϑερμός, ϑέρμος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷher-derived from 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
