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Where does “tetraetile” come from?

tetraetile (Italian) comes from Italian tetra-, from Ancient Greek τέτταρες, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

tetraetile (Italian): tetraethyl

Definitions

  1. tetraethyl

Ancestry of “tetraetile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantetra-tetra-
2Ancient Greekτέτταρεςfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →