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Where does “heliox” come from?

heliox (English) comes from English helium, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

heliox (English): A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a...

Definitions

  1. A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a...

Ancestry of “heliox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheliumThe second lightest chemical element with an...
2New Latinheliumhelium
3Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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