Where does “aryloxyphenoxypropionate” come from?
aryloxyphenoxypropionate (English) comes from English aryloxy, from English aryl, from English aromatic, from Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ — he, she.
aryloxyphenoxypropionate (English): Any aryloxy-phenoxy-propionate
Definitions
- Any aryloxy-phenoxy-propionate
Ancestry of “aryloxyphenoxypropionate”, step by step
aryloxyphenoxypropionate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English aryloxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aryloxy | Any univalent radical of the form "Ar-O-" where... |
| 2 | English | aryl | Any univalent organic radical derived from an... |
| 3 | English | aromatic | Fragrant or spicy; Having a closed ring of... |
| 4 | Old French | aromatique | aromatic |
| 5 | Late Latin | aromaticus | spicy; aromatic; fragrant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρωματικός | aromatic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English propionate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | propionate | Any salt or ester of propionic acid |
| 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 |
via English phenoxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phenoxy | The univalent radical CHO- derived from phenol by... |