Where does “tetracyano” come from?

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

tetracyano (English): Four cyano groups in a compound

Definitions

  1. Four cyano groups in a compound

Ancestry of “tetracyano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtetra-Four
2Ancient Greekτετρᾰ-four

Words derived from “tetracyano”

Every word from Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- →Every word from English tetra- →