Where does “nitrosourea” come from?

nitrosourea (English) comes from English urea, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

nitrosourea (English): The nitroso derivative of urea NH-CONH-N=O, or...

Definitions

  1. The nitroso derivative of urea NH-CONH-N=O, or...

Ancestry of “nitrosourea”, step by step

nitrosourea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English urea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishureaA water-soluble organic compound, CO, formed by...
2English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
3Middle French-ideid (dynast)
4Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English nitroso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitrosoThe univalent radical and functional group -N=O
2Latinnitrōsusfull of various nitrogen-containing chemicals

Words derived from “nitrosourea

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Latin -isEvery word from Latin -a