Etymology

tetraboride

T1E1T1R1A1B3O1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any boride having four boron atoms Full definition →

English boride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← French carbone
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Middle Persian*bōrag
  7. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  8. Medieval Latinborax
  9. Anglo-Normanboreis
  10. Middle Englishboras
  11. Englishborax
  12. Englishboro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  14. Latincarbōnem
  15. Frenchcarbone
  16. Englishcarbonbf.
  17. Englishbor(on)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englishboride
  20. English todaytetraboride

From tetra- + boride.

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