Where does “organoselenide” come from?

organoselenide (English) comes from English selenide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

organoselenide (English): Any organic selenide

Definitions

  1. Any organic selenide

Ancestry of “organoselenide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishselenideany compound in which selenium serves as an anion...
2English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
3Middle French-ideid (dynast)
4Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Latin -isEvery word from Latin -a