Where does “triethylammonium” come from?

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

triethylammonium (English): The univalent cation obtained by protonation of...

Definitions

  1. The univalent cation obtained by protonation of...

Ancestry of “triethylammonium”, step by step

triethylammonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English triethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriethylThree ethyl groups in a compound
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via English ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniumThe univalent NH cation, derived by the...
2New Latinammōnium—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from English tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →