Where does “hexanuclearity” come from?
hexanuclearity (English) comes from English hexanuclear, from English nuclear, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
hexanuclearity (English): The quality of being hexanuclear
Definitions
- The quality of being hexanuclear
Ancestry of “hexanuclearity”, step by step
hexanuclearity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hexanuclear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hexanuclear | Having six nuclei (in any of several contexts) |
| 2 | English | nuclear | Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving... |
| 3 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 4 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |