Where does “cyclotetraphosphate” come from?

cyclotetraphosphate (English) comes from English tetraphosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.

cyclotetraphosphate (English): A cyclic phosphate anion P4O124-; any salt containing this anion

Definitions

  1. A cyclic phosphate anion P4O124-; any salt containing this anion

Ancestry of “cyclotetraphosphate”, step by step

cyclotetraphosphate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tetraphosphate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetraphosphateAny compound containing four phosphate groups or...
2EnglishphosphateAny salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A...
3Frenchphosphatephosphate
4Frenchphosphorephosphorus
5New Latinphōsphorus
6Ancient GreekΦωσφόροςthe bearer of light
7Ancient Greek-φόρος-bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing
8Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
9Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English cyclo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcycloA tuk-tuk; A cycle rickshaw
2EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
3Middle EnglishO
4Old Englishoever, always
5LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
6Etruscan𐌏
7Ancient GreekοLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
8Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
9Egyptian𓁹
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō