Where does “cetylstearyl” come from?
cetylstearyl (English) comes from English stearyl, from English stearic, from French stéarique, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “cetylstearyl”, step by step
cetylstearyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stearyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stearyl | The univalent radical CH- derived from stearyl... |
| 2 | English | stearic | Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc; Of or... |
| 3 | French | stéarique | stearic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English cetyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cetyl | The univalent hexadecyl radical CH- present in... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |