Where does “hydroxyphenylacetic” come from?

hydroxyphenylacetic (English) comes from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hydroxyphenylacetic (English): Any hydroxy derivative of a phenylacetic group

Definitions

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of a phenylacetic group

Ancestry of “hydroxyphenylacetic”, step by step

hydroxyphenylacetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydroxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
2EnglishOxyOccidental College
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English phenylacetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylaceticOf or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its...
2EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
3Frenchacétiqueacetic
4Latinacētumvinegar
5French-ateate
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from Proto-Hellenic génos