Etymograph

English

selone

From selenium + -one.

A compound of selenium + -one

Proto-Hellenic *selasnā

Ancient Greek σελήνη ‘moon’

French sélénium

English selenium

Today it means

noun any compound of general formula R₂C=Se, the selenium analogs of ketones

Sources

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