Etymology

perdeuterated

P3E1R1D2E1U1T1E1R1A1T1E1D2

Today it means: deuterated to the extent that all (or all significant) hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium Full definition →

English deuterated ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishdeuterated
  8. English todayperdeuterated

From per- + deuterated.

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