Where does “diastatide” come from?

diastatide (English) comes from English astatide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.

diastatide (English): any astatide containing two astatine atoms in each molecule

Definitions

  1. any astatide containing two astatine atoms in each molecule

Ancestry of “diastatide”, step by step

diastatide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English astatide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishastatideA binary compound of astatine and another element
2EnglishIdenamed after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990
3Frenchideide fish
4LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
5Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
6Old Swedishidhe
7Old Norse*iði
8Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
9Old Norsework; a restless motion

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Old Norse Every word from Old Norse iðjaEvery word from Old Norse *iði