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Where does “tetra-” come from?

tetra- (English) comes from Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- — four.

tetra- (English): Four

Definitions

  1. Four

Ancestry of “tetra-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτετρᾰ-four

Words derived from “tetra-”

  • tetrahedral
  • tetracycline
  • tetralogy
  • tetrachloride
  • tetragonal
  • tetramer
  • tetraploid
  • tetroxide
  • tetrameter
  • oxytetracycline
  • tetrapod
  • tetrachord
  • tetrameric
  • tetrahydrofuran
  • tetravalent
  • tetrahydrofolate
  • tetrahydrocannabinol
  • tetracaine
  • tetrazolium
  • tetramethyl
  • tetrafluoroethylene
  • tetraethyl
  • tetraacetic
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate
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