Where does “hydrogensulfite” come from?

hydrogensulfite (English) comes from English sulfite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

hydrogensulfite (English): Alternative form of hydrogen sulfite

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hydrogen sulfite

Ancestry of “hydrogensulfite”, step by step

hydrogensulfite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sulfite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfiteAny salt of sulfurous acid
2English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
3French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
4Latin-īta
5Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English hydrogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrogenThe lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008
2Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
3French-gène-gen, -genic
4Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
5Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
6Ancient Greek-είᾱSuperficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της