Where does “hemipentahydrate” come from?
hemipentahydrate (English) comes from English pentahydrate, from English hydrate, from French hydraté, 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.
hemipentahydrate (English): A solid that has five molecules of water of crystallisation for each two unit cells
Definitions
- A solid that has five molecules of water of crystallisation for each two unit cells
Ancestry of “hemipentahydrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentahydrate | A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of... |
| 2 | English | hydrate | A solid compound containing or linked to water... |
| 3 | French | hydraté | past participle of hydrater |
| 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 |