Where does “3I/ATLAS” come from?

3I/ATLAS (Translingual) comes from Translingual i, from English I, from Old French i, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Ancestry of “3I/ATLAS”, step by step

3I/ATLAS traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualicardinal number one; minor tonic triad
2EnglishIThe speaker or writer, referred to as the...
3Old Frenchithere
4Latinhīcthis; these in the plural
5Latinheic
6Latinhicthis; these in the plural
7Proto-Italichek(e)
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English Atlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAtlasA particular model or individual missile of the...
2FrenchAtlasAtlas son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders
3LatinĀtlāsthe Titan Atlas
4Ancient GreekἌτλαςthe ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Translingual 3

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual3
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu