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

  1. the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting...

Ancestry of “triton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίτοςthird
2Ancient Greekτρι-tri-
3Ancient Greekτρεῖςthree
4Proto-Hellenictréyesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tréyes →Every word from Ancient Greek τρεῖς →