Where does “bromosulfite” come from?

bromosulfite (English) comes from English sulfite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

bromosulfite (English): The anion SOBr or any salt containing this anion

Definitions

  1. The anion SOBr or any salt containing this anion

Ancestry of “bromosulfite”, step by step

bromosulfite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sulfite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfiteAny salt of sulfurous acid
2English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English bromo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbromoA dose of a proprietary sedative containing...
2EnglishbromineA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της