Where does “ascorbyl” come from?
ascorbyl (English) comes from English ascorbic, from English scorbutic, from French scorbutique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
ascorbyl (English): A univalent radical derived from ascorbic acid
Definitions
- A univalent radical derived from ascorbic acid
Ancestry of “ascorbyl”, step by step
ascorbyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ascorbic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ascorbic | Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its... |
| 2 | English | scorbutic | Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy |
| 3 | French | scorbutique | scorbutic |
| 4 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 6 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English YL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | YL | A female radio amateur; Initialism of young... |
| 2 | English | young lady | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |