Where does βfluorosulfateβ come from?
fluorosulfate (English) comes from English fluoro, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan π, from Ancient Greek ΞΏ.
fluorosulfate (English): The anion SO3F- or any salt containing this anion
Definitions
- The anion SO3F- or any salt containing this anion
Ancestry of βfluorosulfateβ, step by step
fluorosulfate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluoro | A fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour |
| 2 | English | -o | A colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can... |
| 3 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 4 | Middle English | O | β |
| 5 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 6 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 7 | Etruscan | π | β |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ΞΏ | Lower-case omicron (α½ ΞΌΞΉΞΊΟΟΞ½), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ΞΎ and followed by Ο |
| 9 | Phoenician | π€ | ayin; ΚΏayin |
| 10 | Egyptian | πΉ | β |
via English sulfate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfate | Any ester of sulfuric acid; Any salt of sulfuric... |
| 2 | French | sulfate | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | New Latin | sulphatum | β |
| 4 | New Latin | sulphatus | β |
| 5 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 6 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | β |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |