Where does “interchalcogen” come from?
interchalcogen (English) comes from English chalcogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.
interchalcogen (English): A chemical compound formed from two or more different chalcogens
Definitions
- A chemical compound formed from two or more different chalcogens
Ancestry of “interchalcogen”, step by step
interchalcogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chalcogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chalcogen | Any element of group 16 of the periodic table:... |
| 2 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 3 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 4 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 5 | Old English | onġēan | opposite |
| 6 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 7 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |