Where does “heptacarboxylate” come from?

heptacarboxylate (English) comes from English carboxylate, 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.

heptacarboxylate (English): Any compound that contains seven carboxylate groups

Definitions

  1. Any compound that contains seven carboxylate groups

Ancestry of “heptacarboxylate”, step by step

heptacarboxylate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carboxylate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarboxylateAny salt or ester of a carboxylic acid; To form a...
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English hepta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishheptaseven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate