Where does “trilepton” come from?

trilepton (English) comes from English lepton, from Ancient Greek λεπτόν, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

trilepton (English): Any particle formed from three leptons; Used...

Definitions

  1. Any particle formed from three leptons; Used...

Ancestry of “trilepton”, step by step

trilepton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lepton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleptonA coin used since ancient times in Greece,...
2Ancient Greekλεπτόνneuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter...
3Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπτός
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