Where does “dicyclohexylurea” come from?
dicyclohexylurea (English) comes from English cyclohexyl, from English cyclo-, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
dicyclohexylurea (English): A urea that has a cyclohexyl group attached to...
Definitions
- A urea that has a cyclohexyl group attached to...
Ancestry of “dicyclohexylurea”, step by step
dicyclohexylurea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cyclohexyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyclohexyl | The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by... |
| 2 | English | cyclo- | Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone |
| 3 | English | cycle | An interval of space or time in which one set of... |
| 4 | Catalan | cicle | cycle |
| 5 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English urea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urea | A water-soluble organic compound, CO, formed by... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |