Where does “halosulfite” come from?

halosulfite (English) comes from English sulfite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

halosulfite (English): Any anion of general formula SOX or any salt...

Definitions

  1. Any anion of general formula SOX or any salt...

Ancestry of “halosulfite”, step by step

halosulfite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sulfite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfiteAny salt of sulfurous acid
2English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της