Where does “trisnitrate” come from?

trisnitrate (English) comes from English Tris, from English Beatrice, from Latin beata, from Latin beatus, from Latin beo, from Proto-Italic dweos, from Proto-Italic dwejos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

trisnitrate (English): A nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric...

Definitions

  1. A nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric...

Ancestry of “trisnitrate”, step by step

trisnitrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Tris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTrisor Tristan
2EnglishBeatrice
3Latinbeatainflection of beātus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latinbeatushappy, happy, blessed, fortunate; prosperous,...
5LatinbeoI bless; I gladden; I enrich
6Proto-Italicdweoshappy
7Proto-Italicdwejos
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

via English nitrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitrateAny salt or ester of nitric acid; To treat, or...
2Frenchnitratenitrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-Every word from Proto-Italic dwejosEvery word from Proto-Italic dweos