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Where does “hydrotelluric” come from?

hydrotelluric (English) comes from English telluric, from French tellurique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

hydrotelluric (English): Formed by hydrogen and tellurium

Definitions

  1. Formed by hydrogen and tellurium

Ancestry of “hydrotelluric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelluricPertaining to the Earth, earthly; Containing...
2Frenchtelluriquetelluric
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-ique—
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “hydrotelluric”

  • hydrotellurate
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