Where does “tetravalence” come from?
tetravalence (English) comes from English Valence, from French Valence, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tetravalence (English): The condition of being tetravalent
Definitions
- The condition of being tetravalent
Ancestry of “tetravalence”, step by step
tetravalence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Valence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Valence | The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four |
| 2 | French | Valence | valence |
| 3 | Latin | Valentia | health, vigour, bodily strength |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |