Where does “norlapachol” come from?
norlapachol (English) comes from English lapachol, from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office, from Old French office — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
norlapachol (English): The quinone 4-hydroxy-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)naphthalene-1,2-dione
Definitions
- The quinone 4-hydroxy-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)naphthalene-1,2-dione
Ancestry of “norlapachol”, step by step
norlapachol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lapachol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lapachol | Any of a group of natural phenolic compound... |
| 2 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 3 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 4 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 5 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 6 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 7 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 8 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 9 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 10 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 11 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 12 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 13 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 14 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 15 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |