Where does “mercapto-” come from?
mercapto- (English) comes from English mercaptan, from German Mercaptan, from Latin captans, from Latin captō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
mercapto- (English): an organosulfur compound that contains a...
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- an organosulfur compound that contains a...
Ancestry of “mercapto-”, step by step
mercapto- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English mercaptan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mercaptan | Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, (R-SH) where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent. They tend to be foul-smelling. They are also termed thiols or thioalcohols |
| 2 | German | Mercaptan | mercaptan |
| 3 | Latin | captans | capturing |
| 4 | Latin | captō | to strive to seize, catch or grasp at |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Latin mercurium captans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mercurium captans | — |
Words derived from “mercapto-”
- mercaptoethanol
- dimercaptosuccinic
- mercaptopropionic
- mercaptopropyl
- mercaptopyruvate
- mercaptoalkyl
- allylmercaptomethylpenicillin
- almecillin
- captopril
- mercaptoacetyltriglycine
- mercapto protease
- mercaptobenzaldehyde
- mercaptobenzothiazole
- mercaptoethylamine
- mercaptohistidine
- mercaptopurine
- mercaptosilane
- mercaptosuccinate
- mercaptothion
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