Where does “terphenyl” come from?

terphenyl (English) comes from English ter-, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

terphenyl (English): A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, CH-CH-CH,...

Definitions

  1. A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, CH-CH-CH,...

Ancestry of “terphenyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishter-three, threefold
2Latinterthrice
3Latinterr—
4Old Latintris—
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Old Latin tris →