Where does “desethylation” come from?

desethylation (English) comes from English ethylation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

desethylation (English): The removal of one or more ethyl groups

Definitions

  1. The removal of one or more ethyl groups

Ancestry of “desethylation”, step by step

desethylation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ethylation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethylationAny reaction that introduces an ethyl group into...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesDesflurane
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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