tritium

The story

1. New Latin · derived from-ium
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρίτος“third”
3. New Latin · borrowed fromtritium
4. English todaytritium

Borrowed from New Latin tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”) + New Latin -ium. By surface analysis, trit- + -ium.

Words from the same roots