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Where does “nitrous” come from?

nitrous (English) comes from French nitreux, from Latin nitrōsus.

nitrous (English): of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen,...

Definitions

  1. of, relating to, or derived from nitrogen,...

Ancestry of “nitrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnitreuxnitrous
2Latinnitrōsus—

Words derived from “nitrous”

  • hyponitrous
Every word from Latin nitrōsus →