Where does “trirhodium” come from?

trirhodium (English) comes from English rhodium, from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

trirhodium (English): Three atoms of rhodium in a chemical compound

Definitions

  1. Three atoms of rhodium in a chemical compound

Ancestry of “trirhodium”, step by step

trirhodium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rhodium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrhodiumA rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic...
2New Latinrhodiumrhodium
3Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
4Old Persianwurdiflower
5Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-
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