myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of helium

Etymology of the Latin word helium

the New Latin word helium

using the Latin suffix -ium

using the New Latin prefix helio-

derived from the Greek prefix helio-, ἡλιο-

derived from the Greek word helios, ἥλιος (the sun; by implication, light)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sāwel- (to shine)

English helium

Word found in New Latin