Where does “hydrotreat” come from?

hydrotreat (English) comes from English treat, from Middle English treten, from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

hydrotreat (English): To react with hydrogen as part of a chemical...

Definitions

  1. To react with hydrogen as part of a chemical...

Ancestry of “hydrotreat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreatTo negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
2Middle Englishtreten
3Old Frenchtretier
4Latintractāre
5Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
6Latin-tōForms here
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō
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