Etymology

orthohydrogen

or·tho·hy·dro·gen
O1R1T1H4O1H4Y4D2R1O1G2E1N1
English hydrogen ← French hydrogène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
  6. Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
  7. Englishortho-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  12. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  13. Frenchhydro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  16. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  17. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  18. Frenchhydrogène
  19. Englishhydrogen
  20. English todayorthohydrogen

From ortho- + hydrogen.

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