Where does “dihydroxyvitamin” come from?

dihydroxyvitamin (English) comes from English vitamin, from English vitamine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

dihydroxyvitamin (English): A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin,...

Definitions

  1. A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin,...

Ancestry of “dihydroxyvitamin”, step by step

dihydroxyvitamin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English vitamin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvitaminAny of a specific group of organic compounds...
2EnglishvitamineObsolete form of vitamin
3EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English hydroxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
2EnglishOxyOccidental College
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine
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