Where does “tricerium” come from?

tricerium (English) comes from English cerium, from English Ceres, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

tricerium (English): Three atoms of cerium in a chemical compound

Definitions

  1. Three atoms of cerium in a chemical compound

Ancestry of “tricerium”, step by step

tricerium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cerium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishceriumA chemical element with an atomic number of 58,...
2EnglishCeresa recently discovered asteroid; Roman goddess of...
3LatinCerēsCeres goddess of agriculture
4Proto-ItalickerēsCeres
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerēs
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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