Where does “pentaerythrityl” come from?
pentaerythrityl (English) comes from English pentaerythritol, from English erythritol, from English -itol, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pentaerythrityl (English): The tetravalent radical derived from...
Definitions
- The tetravalent radical derived from...
Ancestry of “pentaerythrityl”, step by step
pentaerythrityl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentaerythritol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentaerythritol | The polyhydric alcohol "2,2-bis1,3-propanediol" C |
| 2 | English | erythritol | A tetrahydric sugar alcohol... |
| 3 | English | -itol | Polyhydric alcohols |
| 4 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 5 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English YL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | YL | A female radio amateur; Initialism of young... |
| 2 | English | young lady | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |