Etymology

pentanitride

P3E1N1T1A1N1I1T1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any nitride containing five nitrogen atoms Full definition →

English nitride ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishnitride
  7. English todaypentanitride

From penta- + nitride.

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