άτομο (atomo, atom)
the greek word atomos which means uncuttable
Lucretius, Leucippus and Democritus all used the Latin word atomus, from the Greek atomos meaning irreducible or uncuttable to describe the nature of matter. The English chemist John Dalton resurrected the lost word in 1805.
Atoms are the building blocks of matter. The word means that it is literally "uncuttable" in Greek.
The root for nucleoid is nucleus, which is not, sadly, either a Greek word or root. The Greek root meaning irreducible or uncuttable is atomos, from which we get the word atom, atomic, etc.
The Greek word "atomos" means indivisible or uncuttable. It was used by ancient Greek philosophers to describe a fundamental unit of matter that cannot be divided further.
"Atom" in Greek is "άτομο" (átomo), which translates to "indivisible" or "uncuttable." This term was used by ancient philosophers to describe the smallest unit of matter that could not be divided further.
The Greeks, from the word atomon, meaning "uncuttable, indivisible."
"Atomos" is a Greek word meaning "uncuttable" or "indivisible." It was used by the ancient Greeks to describe the smallest possible unit of matter that could not be divided further.
The root for nucleoid is nucleus, which is not, sadly, either a Greek word or root. The Greek root meaning irreducible or uncuttable is atomos, from which we get the word atom, atomic, etc.
Actually it comes from a word which means NOT to be able separate. It comes from α- (which is used to show that the word is negative) and τομή [tomi] which means to cut/seperate.
The Greek meaning of atom is 'UNCUTABLE.' or "UNDIVISIBLE"
The word "atom" and the concept of indivisible particles were introduced by the Greek philosopher Democritus around 300 BC. He believed that everything was made up of these tiny, uncuttable particles called atoms.