Where does “glyphosate” come from?
glyphosate (English) comes from English phosphonate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
glyphosate (English): N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme
Definitions
- N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme
Ancestry of “glyphosate”, step by step
glyphosate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phosphonate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phosphonate | Any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of... |
| 2 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 3 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Glycine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Glycine | A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |