Where does “metalorganic” come from?
metalorganic (English) comes from English metal, from French métal, from German metall, from Italian metallo, from Spanish metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum — to mine, quarry.
metalorganic (English): organometallic; Any organometallic compound
Definitions
- organometallic; Any organometallic compound
Ancestry of “metalorganic”, step by step
metalorganic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metal | "Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where... |
| 2 | French | métal | metal |
| 3 | German | metall | metal |
| 4 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 5 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 6 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 7 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 8 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |
via English organic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organic | Pertaining to or derived from living organisms;... |
| 2 | Middle English | organic | Resembling or functioning like an organ; composed... |
| 3 | Old French | organique | — |
| 4 | Latin | organicus | musician, instrumentalist; instrumental; organic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |