Where does “dithiothreitol” come from?

dithiothreitol (English) comes from English threitol, from English -itol, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

dithiothreitol (English): A small-molecule redox reagent with the molecular formula CHOS

Definitions

  1. A small-molecule redox reagent with the molecular formula CHOS

Ancestry of “dithiothreitol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthreitolA polyalcohol with the molecular formula C4H10O4, primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds
2English-itolPolyhydric alcohols
3English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
4French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
5Latin-īta
6Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της