Where does “tetratitanium” come from?
tetratitanium (English) comes from English titanium, from Latin titanium, from Latin Tītān, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr — wild; wild animal.
tetratitanium (English): Four atoms of titanium in a chemical compound
Definitions
- Four atoms of titanium in a chemical compound
Ancestry of “tetratitanium”, step by step
tetratitanium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English titanium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | titanium | A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a... |
| 2 | Latin | titanium | titanium |
| 3 | Latin | Tītān | a Titan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 5 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
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 |