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Where does “trissulfeto” come from?

trissulfeto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tri-, from French très, from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

trissulfeto (Portuguese): trisulfide

Definitions

  1. trisulfide

Ancestry of “trissulfeto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetri-tri-
2Frenchtrèsvery
3Middle Frenchtrésvery
4Old Frenchtrésa lot; much
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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