element

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun

Definitions

element
(chemistry) element
(set theory) element

Etymology

Derived from Old French element derived from Latin elementum (element, a first principle, rudiment).

Origin

Latin

elementum

Gloss

element, a first principle, rudiment

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

elementum Latin
elem Hungarian
elemento Italian
beeld Dutch, Flemish
beeldelement Dutch, Flemish
verrassing Dutch, Flemish
verrassingselement Dutch, Flemish
élément French
элеме́нт Russian
elemento Spanish, Castilian
στοιχεῖον Ancient Greek
*h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
element Norwegian Bokmål
elemento Portuguese
element Swedish
element Norwegian Nynorsk
element Middle English
element Old French
element Catalan, Valencian
elemento Galician
element Middle High German
*elβ̃en Proto-Brythonic
element Crimean Tatar