Where does “hydantoic” come from?

hydantoic (English) comes from English hydantoin, from English hydrogenation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

hydantoic (English): Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin

Ancestry of “hydantoic”, step by step

hydantoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydantoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydantoinThe heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived...
2EnglishhydrogenationThe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another...
3English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
4Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
5Old French-ationation
6Latin-ātiō
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-