Where does “monosaponification” come from?

monosaponification (English) comes from English saponification, from French saponification, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

monosaponification (English): saponification of a single ester group

Definitions

  1. saponification of a single ester group

Ancestry of “monosaponification”, step by step

monosaponification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English saponification

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaponificationThe hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions...
2Frenchsaponificationsaponification
3French-ationUsed to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
4Middle French-ationation
5Old French-ationation
6Latin-ātiō
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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