Where does “diorthophosphate” come from?
diorthophosphate (English) comes from English orthophosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
diorthophosphate (English): Any compound containing two orthophosphate anions
Definitions
- Any compound containing two orthophosphate anions
Ancestry of “diorthophosphate”, step by step
diorthophosphate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orthophosphate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orthophosphate | Any salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid; an... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |