Etymology

thiosulfuric

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to thiosulfuric acid or its derivatives. Full definition →

English sulfuric ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Englishsulfuric
  6. English todaythiosulfuric

From thio- + sulfuric.

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