Where does “organomercuric” come from?
organomercuric (English) comes from English mercuric, from French mercurique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
organomercuric (English): Of or relating to any organic compound of mercury
Definitions
- Of or relating to any organic compound of mercury
Ancestry of “organomercuric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mercuric | Pertaining to or derived from mercury;... |
| 2 | French | mercurique | mercuric |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |