Where does “epoxycarotenoid” come from?

epoxycarotenoid (English) comes from English carotenoid, from English carotene, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare — second-person singular future passive indicative...

epoxycarotenoid (English): Any epoxy derivative of a carotenoid, especially one involved in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid

Definitions

  1. Any epoxy derivative of a carotenoid, especially one involved in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid

Ancestry of “epoxycarotenoid”, step by step

epoxycarotenoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carotenoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarotenoidAny of a class of yellow to red plant pigments...
2EnglishcaroteneA class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary...
3EnglishcarrotA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...
4Middle Englishkarettecarrot
5TranslingualCarettagenus
6Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
7Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
8Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
9Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
10Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
11Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
12Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
13Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
14Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
15Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
16Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
17Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...

via English epoxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishepoxyDerived from an epoxide; A thermosetting...
2English-oxyA ether functional group, consisting of a carbon...
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
Every word from Latin disserere