Where does “antitriton” come from?
antitriton (English) comes from English Triton, from English trit, from English digit, from Middle English digit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
antitriton (English): The antiparticle of a triton
Definitions
- The antiparticle of a triton
Ancestry of “antitriton”, step by step
antitriton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Triton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Triton | A god of the sea, son of Poseidon |
| 2 | English | trit | The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental... |
| 3 | English | digit | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic... |
| 4 | Middle English | digit | digit |
| 5 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |