myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of atomo

Etymology of the Italian word atomo

the Italian word atomo

derived from the Latin word atomus (atom, ultimate component of matter, particle incapable of being divided; indivisible, atomic, that cannot be cut)

derived from the Greek word atomos, ἄτομος (uncut; indivisible (an 'atom' of time))

derived from the Greek word temnein, τέμνω (to cut)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tem-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

Dutch atoom, English atom, French atome, German Atom, Icelandic atóm, Latin atomus, Lithuanian atomas, Polish atom, Russian aтoм, Swedish atom