Where does “chlorovinyldichloroarsine” come from?

chlorovinyldichloroarsine (English) comes from English arsine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

chlorovinyldichloroarsine (English): lewisite

Definitions

  1. lewisite

Ancestry of “chlorovinyldichloroarsine”, step by step

chlorovinyldichloroarsine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arsine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharsineA compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH, a...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
6Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English chlorovinyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchlorovinylAny chloro- derivative of a vinyl radical
2EnglishvinylThe univalent radical CH=CH−, derived from...
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine