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Where does “Vaticanologist” come from?

Vaticanologist (English) comes from English Vaticanology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Vaticanologist (English): One who practices or studies Vaticanology

Definitions

  1. One who practices or studies Vaticanology

Ancestry of “Vaticanologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVaticanologythe study of the politics, decisions and...
2English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
3English‐o‐—
4English-prim—
5EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
6EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
7EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
8Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
9EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
10Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
11Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
12Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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