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Where does “oxatricycle” come from?

oxatricycle (English) comes from English tricycle, from French tricycle, from French tri-, from Latin tri-, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

oxatricycle (English): Any tricyclic heterocycle containing oxygen as a...

Definitions

  1. Any tricyclic heterocycle containing oxygen as a...

Ancestry of “oxatricycle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtricycleA cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and...
2Frenchtricycletricycle
3Frenchtri-tri-
4Latintri-three, tri-
5Latintrēs—
6Proto-Italictrēsthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
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