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
- A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a...
Ancestry of “heliox”, step by step
heliox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English helium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | helium | The second lightest chemical element with an... |
| 2 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English oxygen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 2 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |