Etymograph

English

trimix

From tri- + mix.

Formed from tri- + mix

Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’

Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’

English tri-

Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ- ‘to mix’

Proto-Indo-European *miḱ-sḱé-ti

Proto-West Germanic *miskijan ‘to mix’

Old English *mixian

Middle English mixen

English mix

Today it means

noun A mixture of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen used in deep diving as a breathing gas instead of air.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / trimix