Where does “glycerolysis” come from?
glycerolysis (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.
glycerolysis (English): Any reaction of an ester with glycerol, but especially the reaction of triglycerides with glycerol to form monoglycerides and diglycerides
Definitions
- Any reaction of an ester with glycerol, but especially the reaction of triglycerides with glycerol to form monoglycerides and diglycerides
Ancestry of “glycerolysis”, step by step
| 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 | — |