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Where does “trimolecular” come from?

trimolecular (English) comes from English molecular, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

trimolecular (English): Involving three molecules

Definitions

  1. Involving three molecules

Ancestry of “trimolecular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolecularRelating to, or consisting of, or produced by...
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar—
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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