Where does “heptasulphide” come from?

heptasulphide (English) comes from English hepta-, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

heptasulphide (English): Any sulphide containing two sulphur atoms in each...

Definitions

  1. Any sulphide containing two sulphur atoms in each...

Ancestry of “heptasulphide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhepta-API; seven
2Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
3Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic heptə́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑπτά →