Where does “methylthiourea” come from?
methylthiourea (English) comes from English thiourea, from English urea, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
methylthiourea (English): Any methyl derivative of thiourea
Definitions
- Any methyl derivative of thiourea
Ancestry of “methylthiourea”, step by step
methylthiourea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thiourea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thiourea | Any of a class of compounds based on NH-CS-NH,... |
| 2 | English | urea | A water-soluble organic compound, CO, formed by... |
| 3 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |