Etymology

triiodo

T1R1I1I1O1D2O1

Today it means: Three iodine atoms in a molecule. Full definition →

English iodo- ← Ancient Greek ἰοειδής (ioeidḗs) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  7. Ancient Greekἴον (íon)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  11. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  12. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  13. Englishiodo-
  14. English todaytriiodo

From tri- + iodo-.

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