Where does “nitrosylic” come from?
nitrosylic (English) comes from English nitrosyl, from English nitrose, from English Nitro, from English nitrocellulose, from English cellulose, from French cellulose, from French cellule, from Latin cellula — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nitrosylic (English): Relating to the nitrosyl radical
Definitions
- Relating to the nitrosyl radical
Ancestry of “nitrosylic”, step by step
nitrosylic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nitrosyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitrosyl | The univalent radical -NO |
| 2 | English | nitrose | Alternative form of nitrous |
| 3 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 4 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 5 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 6 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 7 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 8 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |