Where does “trithiane” come from?

trithiane (English) comes from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

trithiane (English): Any of three isomeric six-membered saturated...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric six-membered saturated...

Ancestry of “trithiane”, step by step

trithiane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English thiane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthianeA saturated six-membered heterocycle containing...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →