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Where does “thioarsenite” come from?

thioarsenite (English) comes from English thio-, from Ancient Greek θεῖον, from Ancient Greek θέειον, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

thioarsenite (English): Any ion or derived salt in which one or more...

Definitions

  1. Any ion or derived salt in which one or more...

Ancestry of “thioarsenite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthio-containing sulfur / sulphur, especially a...
2Ancient Greekθεῖονdivinity; the acts of the gods; Sulfur
3Ancient Greekθέειον—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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