Where does “glycerolphosphate” come from?
glycerolphosphate (English) comes from English glycerol, from English glycerine, from French glycérine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
glycerolphosphate (English): Alternative form of glycerophosphate
Definitions
- Alternative form of glycerophosphate
Ancestry of “glycerolphosphate”, step by step
glycerolphosphate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glycerol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glycerol | 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a... |
| 2 | English | glycerine | The common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422 |
| 3 | French | glycérine | glycerine |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English phosphate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 2 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 3 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 4 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |