Where does “chirospecific” come from?
chirospecific (English) comes from English specific, from Old French specifique, from Latin specificus, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
chirospecific (English): Relating to, or producing, specific enantiomers...
Definitions
- Relating to, or producing, specific enantiomers...
Ancestry of “chirospecific”, step by step
chirospecific traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English specific
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | specific | explicit or definite; pertaining to a species;... |
| 2 | Old French | specifique | — |
| 3 | Latin | specificus | specific, particular |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English chiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chiro | A chiropractor; Chiropractic |
| 2 | English | chiropractor | A health-care practitioner who specializes in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χείρ | hand |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |