Where does “nonahydride” come from?
nonahydride (English) comes from English hydride, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
nonahydride (English): Any hydride containing nine atoms of hydrogen per molecule
Definitions
- Any hydride containing nine atoms of hydrogen per molecule
Ancestry of “nonahydride”, step by step
nonahydride traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydride | A compound of hydrogen with a more... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English Nona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nona | The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho |