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Where does “clathrate” come from?

clathrate (English) comes from Latin clathratus, from Latin clathri, from Ancient Greek κλεῖθρον, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

clathrate (English): Having a lattice-like structure; Of an inclusion...

Definitions

  1. Having a lattice-like structure; Of an inclusion...

Ancestry of “clathrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclathratusgrated, latticed; clathrate
2Latinclathritrellis
3Ancient GreekκλεῖθρονA bar for closing a door; The boom of an harbour;...
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “clathrate”

  • nonclathrate
  • Klathrat
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