Where does “diethylenetriamine” come from?
diethylenetriamine (English) comes from English triamine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
diethylenetriamine (English): A colourless hygroscopic liquid, an analogue of diethylene glycol
Definitions
- A colourless hygroscopic liquid, an analogue of diethylene glycol
Ancestry of “diethylenetriamine”, step by step
diethylenetriamine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English triamine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triamine | Any compound having three amino groups |
| 2 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English diethylene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diethylene | Two ethylene groups in a molecule |
| 2 | English | di- | API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |