Where does “hemithioacetal” come from?

hemithioacetal (English) comes from English hemi-, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- — half.

hemithioacetal (English): Any of a class of compounds of general formula...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of compounds of general formula...

Ancestry of “hemithioacetal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemi-Half
2Ancient Greekἡμῐ-half
Every word from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- →Every word from English hemi- →
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