Where does “hydantoin” come from?

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

hydantoin (English): The heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived...

Definitions

  1. The heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived...

Ancestry of “hydantoin”, step by step

hydantoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydrogenation

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

via English allantoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallantoinA diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various...
2English-ínAttached to a word (usually a verb) to denote a protest, demonstration or other type of gathering characterized by the activity denoted by the base word
3EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
4Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in

Words derived from “hydantoin

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ