Where does “dithiohemiacetal” come from?
dithiohemiacetal (English) comes from English hemiacetal, from English acetal, from English acetic, from French acétique, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
dithiohemiacetal (English): any compound, of general formula RC(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing both oxygens with sulfur
Definitions
- any compound, of general formula RC(SR')SH, derived from a hemiacetal by replacing both oxygens with sulfur
Ancestry of “dithiohemiacetal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hemiacetal | Any of a class of compounds of general formula... |
| 2 | English | acetal | Any diether of a geminal diol, RC |
| 3 | English | acetic | Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or... |
| 4 | French | acétique | acetic |
| 5 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 6 | French | -ate | ate |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |