Etymology

krypton

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Today it means: The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Full definition →

English carbonbf. ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
  2. Ancient Greekκρυπτός (kruptós)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  4. Latincarbōnem
  5. Frenchcarbone
  6. Englishcarbonbf.
  7. English todaykrypton

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκρυπτός all →

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