Where does “monopersulfate” come from?
monopersulfate (English) comes from English persulfate, from English sulfate, from French sulfate, from New Latin sulphatum, from New Latin sulphatus, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
monopersulfate (English): Any salt containing a single persulfate ion
Definitions
- Any salt containing a single persulfate ion
Ancestry of “monopersulfate”, step by step
monopersulfate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English persulfate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | persulfate | Any of several oxyanions that have peroxide... |
| 2 | English | sulfate | Any ester of sulfuric acid; Any salt of sulfuric... |
| 3 | French | sulfate | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | New Latin | sulphatum | — |
| 5 | New Latin | sulphatus | — |
| 6 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 7 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |