Where does “bisacrylamide” come from?
bisacrylamide (English) comes from English acrylamide, from English acryl, from English acrolein, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
bisacrylamide (English): Any compound derived from two acrylamide residues
Definitions
- Any compound derived from two acrylamide residues
Ancestry of “bisacrylamide”, step by step
bisacrylamide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acrylamide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acrylamide | The amide of acrylic acid, CH=CH.CONH; used in... |
| 2 | English | acryl | The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid... |
| 3 | English | acrolein | A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde,... |
| 4 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via English bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bis | plural of bi; Twice; showing that something is,... |
| 2 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 3 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |