Where does “tetrayttrium” come from?

tetrayttrium (English) comes from English yttrium, from Swedish Ytterby, from Swedish by, from German Bö, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.

tetrayttrium (English): Four atoms of yttrium in a chemical compound

Definitions

  1. Four atoms of yttrium in a chemical compound

Ancestry of “tetrayttrium”, step by step

tetrayttrium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yttrium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyttriumA silvery metallic chemical element with an...
2SwedishYtterbyYtterby
3Swedishbyvillage; farm; town, city
4GermanBögust, squall
5Latinbōshead of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox)
6Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
7LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
8Proto-Italickorwos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English tetra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetraAny of numerous species of small South American...
2TranslingualTetragonopterus—
3Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →