Where does “dehydroxylate” come from?
dehydroxylate (English) comes from English hydroxylate, from English hydroxyl, from English hydrogen, from French hydrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
dehydroxylate (English): To remove a hydroxyl group
Definitions
- To remove a hydroxyl group
Ancestry of “dehydroxylate”, step by step
dehydroxylate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydroxylate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxylate | To introduce a hydroxyl group into a compound |
| 2 | English | hydroxyl | A univalent radical or functional group in... |
| 3 | English | hydrogen | The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008 |
| 4 | French | hydrogène | hydrogen; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | French | -gène | -gen, -genic |
| 6 | Latin | -genus | born from, sprung form |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -γενής | born in a certain place or condition; of a kind |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |