Where does “mercaptoundecanoic” come from?
mercaptoundecanoic (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,...
mercaptoundecanoic (English): Of or pertaining to mercaptoundecanoic acid or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to mercaptoundecanoic acid or...
Ancestry of “mercaptoundecanoic”, step by step
mercaptoundecanoic traces back through two 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 English undecanoic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undecanoic | Of or pertaining to undecanoic acid or its... |
| 2 | English | undecane | Any of many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon... |
| 3 | English | ane | — |