Where does “tetraselenide” come from?
tetraselenide (English) comes from English selenide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
tetraselenide (English): Any selenide containing four atoms of selenium per molecule
Definitions
- Any selenide containing four atoms of selenium per molecule
Ancestry of “tetraselenide”, step by step
tetraselenide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English selenide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | selenide | any compound in which selenium serves as an anion... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |