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Where does “carbonitride” come from?

carbonitride (English) comes from English nitride, from English nitrogen, from French nitrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

carbonitride (English): To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and...

Definitions

  1. To harden the surface of a metal using carbon and...

Ancestry of “carbonitride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitrideA compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an...
2EnglishnitrogenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 7...
3Frenchnitrogènenitrogen
4French-gène-gen, -genic
5Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
6Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
7Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess—
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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