Where does “alkanethiolate” come from?
alkanethiolate (English) comes from English alkane, from German Alkan, from German alk-, from German Alkyl, from German Alkohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
alkanethiolate (English): A thiolate anion derived from an alkane
Definitions
- A thiolate anion derived from an alkane
Ancestry of “alkanethiolate”, step by step
alkanethiolate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alkane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alkane | Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon |
| 2 | German | Alkan | alkane |
| 3 | German | alk- | alk |
| 4 | German | Alkyl | alkyl |
| 5 | German | Alkohol | alcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
via English thiolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thiolate | any derivative of a thiol in which a metal atom... |
| 2 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 3 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |