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Where does “nontitanium” come from?

nontitanium (English) comes from English titanium, from Latin titanium, from Latin Tītān, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr — wild; wild animal.

nontitanium (English): Not of or pertaining to titanium

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to titanium

Ancestry of “nontitanium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtitaniumA chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a...
2Latintitaniumtitanium
3LatinTītān—
4Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
5Translingual-therium—
6Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
7Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
8Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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