Etymology

tetraphosphide

T1E1T1R1A1P3H4O1S1P3H4I1D2E1

Today it means: Any phosphide having four phosphorus atoms Full definition →

English phosphide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin phōsphorus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  14. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  15. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  16. Latinphōsphorus
  17. Englishphosphorus
  18. Englishphospho-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englishphosphide
  21. English todaytetraphosphide

From tetra- + phosphide.

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