Where does “azidoadamantane” come from?
azidoadamantane (English) comes from English azido, from Spanish ácido, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
azidoadamantane (English): Any compound formally derived from adamantane by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with an azide group
Definitions
- Any compound formally derived from adamantane by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with an azide group
Ancestry of “azidoadamantane”, step by step
azidoadamantane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English azido
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | azido | The univalent radical N- related to azide |
| 2 | Spanish | ácido | sharp, tart; acidic; harsh |
| 3 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 4 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English adamantane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adamantane | A polycyclic hydrocarbon, CH, having a cagelike... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |