It works like this in some languages; e.g. Japanese technical terminology is linked word formation originating from Chinese.

Atom: 原子: (genshi) "primitive progeny".

Element: 原素: (genso) "primitive element".

Hydrogen: 水素: (suiso) "water element".

Oxygen: 酸素: (sanso) "acid element".

Carbon: 炭素: (tanso) "charcoal element".

Chlorine: 塩素: (enso) "salt element".

Coal: 石炭: (sekitan) "stone charcoal".

Carbon dioxide: 二酸化炭素 (nisan-ka tanso): "two acid/'oxid' -ized carbon".

Line, ray: 線: line, ray.

Ultraviolet ray: 紫外線 (shigaisen): "purple outside-of ray".

Infrared ray: 赤外線 (sekigaisen): "red outside-of ray".

Deep infrared: 遠赤外線 (ensekigaisen): "far red outside-of ray".

Yamanote train line: 山手線 (yamanotesen). :)

Amplification: 増幅 (zōfuku) "increase width".

Instrument: 器 (ki).

Amplifier: 増幅機 (zōfuku ki) "increase width instrument".

Difference: 差 (sa)

Differential amplifier: 差動増幅器 (sadō zōfukuki) "difference movement increase width instrument"