Etymology

tetrasilicide

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Today it means: Any silicide having four silicon atoms Full definition →

English silicide ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishsilicide
  7. English todaytetrasilicide

From tetra- + silicide.

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