Where does “haloacetonitrile” come from?
haloacetonitrile (English) comes from English acetonitrile, from English aceto-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
haloacetonitrile (English): Any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile
Definitions
- Any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile
Ancestry of “haloacetonitrile”, step by step
haloacetonitrile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acetonitrile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acetonitrile | The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CHCN,... |
| 2 | English | aceto- | Containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl... |
| 3 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 4 | French | -ate | ate |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |