Where does “bromoadamantane” come from?
bromoadamantane (English) comes from English bromo, from English bromine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
bromoadamantane (English): Any haloadamantane in which the halogen is bromine
Definitions
- Any haloadamantane in which the halogen is bromine
Ancestry of “bromoadamantane”, step by step
bromoadamantane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bromo | A dose of a proprietary sedative containing... |
| 2 | English | bromine | A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |