Where does “triuranium” come from?

triuranium (English) comes from English uranium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

triuranium (English): Three uranium atoms / ions in a compound

Definitions

  1. Three uranium atoms / ions in a compound

Ancestry of “triuranium”, step by step

triuranium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English uranium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuraniumThe element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a...
2English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
3Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
4Proto-Italic*-om—
5Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →Every word from English -ium →Every word from Latin -um →