Where does “organohalide” come from?
organohalide (English) comes from English halide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
organohalide (English): An organic halide, an organic compound containing...
Definitions
- An organic halide, an organic compound containing...
Ancestry of “organohalide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | halide | A salt of any halogen acid |
| 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 | — |