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Where does “orthosilicate” come from?

orthosilicate (English) comes from English silicate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

orthosilicate (English): any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, SiO or...

Definitions

  1. any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, SiO or...

Ancestry of “orthosilicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilicateAny salt of silica or of one of the silicic...
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie—
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “orthosilicate”

  • tetraethylorthosilicate
  • oxyorthosilicate
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