Where does “tritium” come from?

tritium (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek τρίτος, from Ancient Greek τρι-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

tritium (Dutch): tritium

Definitions

tritium

Ancestry of “tritium”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	τρίτος	third
2	Ancient Greek	τρι-	tri-
3	Ancient Greek	τρεῖς	three
4	Proto-Hellenic	tréyes	three
5	Proto-Indo-European	*tréyes	—

Words derived from “tritium”

tritiumkern

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρεῖς →