Where does “diarylheptanoid” come from?
diarylheptanoid (English) comes from English diaryl, from English aryl, from English aromatic, from Old French aromatique, from Late Latin aromaticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ — he, she.
diarylheptanoid (English): Any of a class of plant secondary metabolites...
Definitions
- Any of a class of plant secondary metabolites...
Ancestry of “diarylheptanoid”, step by step
diarylheptanoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diaryl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diaryl | Two aryl groups in a compound; Any compound... |
| 2 | English | aryl | Any univalent organic radical derived from an... |
| 3 | English | aromatic | Fragrant or spicy; Having a closed ring of... |
| 4 | Old French | aromatique | aromatic |
| 5 | Late Latin | aromaticus | spicy; aromatic; fragrant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρωματικός | aromatic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English heptanoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heptanoid | Any organic compound in which substituents are... |