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helium.

helium

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɛː.li.um]

  1. helium

    New-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin helium From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + -ium (chemical element suffix). Coined by English scientist and astronomer Norman Lockyer in 1868.

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