Where does “trigallium” come from?

trigallium (English) comes from English gallium, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

trigallium (English): Three atoms of gallium in a chemical compound

Definitions

  1. Three atoms of gallium in a chemical compound

Ancestry of “trigallium”, step by step

trigallium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gallium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalliumA chemical element with an atomic number of 31;...
2LatinGalliaGaul, modern-day France; France
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius