Where does “hydrocyanate” come from?
hydrocyanate (English) comes from English cyanate, from English cyanide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði — work; a restless motion.
hydrocyanate (English): hydrocyanide
Ancestry of “hydrocyanate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cyanate | Any salt or ester of cyanic acid; To treat or... |
| 2 | English | cyanide | Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the... |
| 3 | English | Ide | — |
| 4 | French | ide | — |
| 5 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 6 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 9 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 10 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |