Where does “heterometallation” come from?
heterometallation (English) comes from English metallation, from English metallate, from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal — to mine, quarry.
heterometallation (English): Any metallation reaction in which atoms of two...
Definitions
- Any metallation reaction in which atoms of two...
Ancestry of “heterometallation”, step by step
heterometallation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metallation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metallation | Alternative spelling of metalation |
| 2 | English | metallate | Any anion or salt containing a metal atom ligated... |
| 3 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 4 | French | métal | metal |
| 5 | German | metall | metal |
| 6 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 7 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 8 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 9 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 10 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |
via English hetero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hetero | Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a... |
| 2 | English | heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite... |
| 3 | English | -sexual | Forms a noun or adjective describing a state or... |
| 4 | English | sexual | Arising from the fact of being male or female;... |
| 5 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 6 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |