Where does “monophosphide” come from?
monophosphide (English) comes from English phosphide, from English phospho-, from English Phosphorus, from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō — shiny, light brown.
monophosphide (English): Any phosphide having a single phosphorus atom
Definitions
- Any phosphide having a single phosphorus atom
Ancestry of “monophosphide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phosphide | Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one... |
| 2 | English | phospho- | phosphorus |
| 3 | English | Phosphorus | — |
| 4 | Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |