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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglycerol1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a...
2EnglishglycerineThe common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422
3Frenchglycérineglycerine
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a