Where does “isopentanol” come from?
isopentanol (English) comes from English pentanol, from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office, from Old French office — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
isopentanol (English): Any isomer of n-pentanol, but especially amyl...
Definitions
- Any isomer of n-pentanol, but especially amyl...
Ancestry of “isopentanol”, step by step
isopentanol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentanol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentanol | Any of several isomers of the alcohol CHOH; the... |
| 2 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 3 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 4 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 5 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 6 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 7 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 8 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 9 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 10 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 11 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 12 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 13 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 14 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 15 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English ISO
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ISO | The International Organization for Standardization |
| 2 | Greek | ίσος | equal; having equal rights |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |