Where does “tetrafluoroetilene” come from?

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

tetrafluoroetilene (Italian): tetrafluoroethylene

Definitions

  1. tetrafluoroethylene

Ancestry of “tetrafluoroetilene”, step by step

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