Where does “fluorhydroxyapatite” come from?
fluorhydroxyapatite (English) comes from English hydroxyapatite, from English apatite, from German Apatit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
fluorhydroxyapatite (English): The tooth mineral formed by the action of fluoride on hydroxyapatite
Definitions
- The tooth mineral formed by the action of fluoride on hydroxyapatite
Ancestry of “fluorhydroxyapatite”, step by step
fluorhydroxyapatite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydroxyapatite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydroxyapatite | A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the... |
| 2 | English | apatite | A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable... |
| 3 | German | Apatit | apatite |
| 4 | German | -it | -ite |
| 5 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |