Etymology

pertechnetate

P3E1R1T1E1C3H4N1E1T1A1T1E1

Today it means: The univalent technetium anion TcO₄⁻; any salt containing this anion Full definition →

English technetate ← 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. Englishtechnetate
  8. English todaypertechnetate

From per- + technetate.

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