Where does “ethanolysis” come from?
ethanolysis (English) comes from English ethanol, from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
ethanolysis (English): alcoholysis using ethanol
Definitions
- alcoholysis using ethanol
Ancestry of “ethanolysis”, step by step
ethanolysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethanol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethanol | A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from... |
| 2 | English | ethane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal... |
| 3 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 4 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 5 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English lysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lysis | A gradual recovery from disease; The... |
| 2 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |