Etymology

subnitride

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Today it means: Any nitride containing a smaller proportion of nitrogen than a related compound Full definition →

English nitride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← French nitrogène
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Egyptiannṯr
  7. Egyptiannṯrj
  8. Ancient Greekνίτρον (nítron)
  9. Latinnitrum
  10. Frenchnitre
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchnitrogène
  16. Englishnitr(ogen)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englishnitride
  19. English todaysubnitride

From sub- + nitride.

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