köken: From Middle Dutch element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”), of uncertain origin (see further etymology there).
element (a chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom) · element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) · individual (person considered alone)
çekim: çoğul elementos
köken: Borrowed from Latin elementum.
Três elementos foram avistados perto da loja no dia anterior ao roubo.
element; basic building block of matter in ancient philosophy · element; a place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards · elements; forces of weather
element (one of the hypothetical four basic building blocks of matter: water, earth, fire, and air) · element (group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic)
one of four elements that composed the world. · basic principle, rudiment · the alphabet
çekim: çoğul elementa · tamlayan elementī
köken: Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from L M N, first three letters of the second half of the Canaanite alphabet, recited by ancient scribes when learning it (in sense compare English ABC(s) (“fundamentals”)). This idea has been criticized though due to the absence of any evidence for use of a half-split in the Latin alphabet itself and the lack of evidence for the use of "el", "em", and "en" as letter…
element. · nature: · native or inherent character.
köken: From Sanskrit धातु (dhātu, “component, element; mineral; root; semen; etc”); perhaps via Old Khmer dhātu (“material, matter, substance; relics, remains”). Cognate with Lao ທາດ (thāt), Modern Khmer ធាតុ (thiət).
elements (uncontrollable atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains) · element (place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards)
köken: Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տարերք (tarerkʻ, “elements”), plural of տարր (tarr, “element”).
basic property of matter, such as solidity, heat, cohesion, fluidity, volatility, mobility, etc. (commonly described as earth, fire, water, and air) · essence, quality · relic
köken: Borrowed from Pali dhātu (“element”). Doublet of ဓာတု (dhatu.).