Where does “chemonasty” come from?

chemonasty (English) comes from English nasty, from Middle English nasty, from Old Norse nask-.

chemonasty (English): A nastic response to a change in chemicals or...

Definitions

  1. A nastic response to a change in chemicals or...

Ancestry of “chemonasty”, step by step

chemonasty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nasty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnastyDirty, filthy; Contemptible, unpleasant;...
2Middle Englishnasty—
3Old Norsenask-—

via English chemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemoClipping of chemotherapy
Every word from Old Norse nask- →Every word from Middle English nasty →Every word from English nasty →