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Where does “tetranitrato” come from?

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

tetranitrato (Italian): tetranitrate

Definitions

  1. tetranitrate

Ancestry of “tetranitrato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantetra-tetra-
2Ancient Greekτέτταρεςfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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