Where does “trichloro” come from?

trichloro (English) comes from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trichloro (English): Three chlorine atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Three chlorine atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “trichloro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
2Sanskritत्रिthree
3Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “trichloro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from English tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →
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