Where does “tristrontium” come from?

tristrontium (English) comes from English strontium, from Scots Strontian.

tristrontium (English): Three atoms of strontium in a chemical compound

Definitions

  1. Three atoms of strontium in a chemical compound

Ancestry of “tristrontium”, step by step

tristrontium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English strontium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrontiumThe metallic chemical element with an atomic...
2ScotsStrontian—

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Scots Strontian →
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