Where does “tritium” come from?
Tritium comes from English -ium, Latin -um, Ancient Greek τρεῖς meaning "three," Proto-Hellenic tréyes, and Proto-Indo-European tréyes with the agent suffix -ós.
tritium (English): A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen ...
Definitions
- A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen ...
Ancestry of “tritium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρίτος | third |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρι- | tri- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “tritium”