Where does “ethylparaben” come from?

ethylparaben (English) comes from English paraben, from English hydroxybenzoate, from English benzoate, from English benzoic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem — in.

ethylparaben (English): The ethyl ester of "p"-hydroxybenzoic acid, used...

Definitions

  1. The ethyl ester of "p"-hydroxybenzoic acid, used...

Ancestry of “ethylparaben”, step by step

ethylparaben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paraben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparabenAny of a group of chemicals used as preservatives...
2EnglishhydroxybenzoateAny salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid
3EnglishbenzoateAny salt or ester of benzoic acid
4EnglishbenzoicPertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin; Derived...
5English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
6EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
7Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
8Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
9Spanishimagenimage
10Italianimmagineimage; imago
11Latinimāginem
12Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
13Latinīn-un-, non-, not
14Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
15Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
16Proto-Italicenin
17Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English ethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethylThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH, formally...
2Ancient GreekΑἰθήρUpper Air
3Ancient GreekαἴθωTo ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze
4Proto-Hellenic*áitʰōto ignite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en