Where does “eutectic” come from?
Eutectic comes from Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος, composed of εὖ meaning "well" and Proto-Indo-European teh₂- meaning "to melt."
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Ancestry of “eutectic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | εὔτηκτος | easily melted or dissolved |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὖ | well |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐΰς | good, brave, noble |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ehu- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
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