Where does “hypertriton” come from?

hypertriton (English) comes from English Triton, from English trit, from English digit, from Middle English digit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

hypertriton (English): A nuclear complex composed of a proton, a neutron...

Definitions

  1. A nuclear complex composed of a proton, a neutron...

Ancestry of “hypertriton”, step by step

hypertriton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Triton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTritonA god of the sea, son of Poseidon
2EnglishtritThe ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental...
3EnglishdigitThe whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic...
4Middle Englishdigitdigit
5Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...

Words derived from “hypertriton

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Latin digitusEvery word from Middle English digit