Where does “diethylpyrocarbonate” come from?
diethylpyrocarbonate (English) comes from English pyrocarbonate, from English carbonate, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga.
diethylpyrocarbonate (English): The diethyl ester of pyrocarbonic acid; it is...
Definitions
- The diethyl ester of pyrocarbonic acid; it is...
Ancestry of “diethylpyrocarbonate”, step by step
diethylpyrocarbonate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pyrocarbonate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pyrocarbonate | Any ester of the hypothetical pyrocarbonic acid,... |
| 2 | English | carbonate | Any salt or ester of carbonic acid |
| 3 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 4 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 5 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 6 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 7 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 8 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 9 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English diethyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diethyl | Two ethyl groups attached to the same 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 |