Where does “tetralead” come from?
tetralead (English) comes from English lead, from Middle English leden, from Old English lēoden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
tetralead (English): Four atoms of lead in a chemical compound
Definitions
- Four atoms of lead in a chemical compound
Ancestry of “tetralead”, step by step
tetralead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lead | A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having... |
| 2 | Middle English | leden | to lead; to carry, take, bring; to put, place,... |
| 3 | Old English | lēoden | national or popular language; national language;... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |