Where does “monothiophosphate” come from?
monothiophosphate (English) comes from English thiophosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
monothiophosphate (English): Any thiophosphate in which one oxygen atom has...
Definitions
- Any thiophosphate in which one oxygen atom has...
Ancestry of “monothiophosphate”, step by step
monothiophosphate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thiophosphate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thiophosphate | Any compound formally derived from a phosphate by... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |