helium

/ˈhiliəm/HEE-lee-uhm

/ˈhiliəm/HEE-lee-uhm

Meaningthe sun element

Common meaning: a light gas first found in the sun's spectrum

helithe sunLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 647 · scan
umLatin neuter ending

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Greek ἥλιος ‘the sun’.

Roots

ἥλιος Greek “the sun”

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