Where does “トリチウム” come from?
トリチウム (Japanese) comes from English tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος, from Ancient Greek τρι-, from Ancient Greek τρεῖς, from Proto-Hellenic tréyes, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
トリチウム (Japanese): Synonym of 三重水素
Ancestry of “トリチウム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tritium | A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen ... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίτος | third |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρι- | tri- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρεῖς | three |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tréyes | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |