Where does “monoanhydride” come from?
monoanhydride (English) comes from English anhydride, from English an-, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
monoanhydride (English): An organic compound with one anhydride group
Definitions
- An organic compound with one anhydride group
Ancestry of “monoanhydride”, step by step
monoanhydride traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anhydride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anhydride | any compound formally derived from another by... |
| 2 | English | an- | Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |