Where does “alkylphosphine” come from?
alkylphosphine (English) comes from English phosphine, from English phosph-, from English Phosphorus, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
alkylphosphine (English): Any aliphatic phosphine
Definitions
- Any aliphatic phosphine
Ancestry of “alkylphosphine”, step by step
alkylphosphine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphine | A toxic gas, chemical formula PH; Any alkyl or... |
| 2 | English | phosph- | Alternative form of phospho-; used before a vowel |
| 3 | English | Phosphorus | A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus |
| 4 | Latin | phōsphorus | phosphorus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English alkyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alkyl | Any of a series of univalent radicals of the... |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |