Where does “triton” come from?
triton (English) comes from Ancient Greek τρίτος, from Ancient Greek τρι-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
triton (English): the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting...
Definitions
- the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting...
Ancestry of “triton”, 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 “triton”