Where does “nonahydroxy” come from?

nonahydroxy (English) comes from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nonahydroxy (English): Nine hydroxy ions or groups in a molecule ((OH)9)

Definitions

  1. Nine hydroxy ions or groups in a molecule ((OH)9)

Ancestry of “nonahydroxy”, step by step

nonahydroxy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydroxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
2EnglishOxyOccidental College
3EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
4Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
5Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
6Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English Nona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNonaThe 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-