Where does “hydrogenation” come from?

Hydrogenation derives from French hydrogène, combining Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (water) and δεύτερος (second), with the suffix -atio from Latin -are (to do or make), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- (to beget or produce).

hydrogenation (English): The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another...

Definitions

  1. The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another...

Ancestry of “hydrogenation”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hydrogenation

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ