Where does “organothiophosphate” come from?
organothiophosphate (English) comes from English thiophosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
organothiophosphate (English): Any organic thiophosphate, many of which are used...
Definitions
- Any organic thiophosphate, many of which are used...
Ancestry of “organothiophosphate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thiophosphate | Any compound formally derived from a phosphate by... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |