Where does “monohydrate” come from?

monohydrate (English) comes from English hydrate, from French hydraté, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

monohydrate (English): A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule...

Definitions

  1. A hydrate whose solid contains a single molecule...

Ancestry of “monohydrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrateA solid compound containing or linked to water...
2Frenchhydratépast participle of hydrater
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →