Where does “monothioglycerol” come from?

monothioglycerol (English) comes from English glycerol, from English glycerine, from French glycérine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

monothioglycerol (English): Either of two isomeric compounds formally derived...

Definitions

  1. Either of two isomeric compounds formally derived...

Ancestry of “monothioglycerol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglycerol1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a...
2EnglishglycerineThe common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422
3Frenchglycérineglycerine
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a