Where does “pentahydrate” come from?
pentahydrate (English) comes from English hydrate, from French hydraté, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
pentahydrate (English): A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of...
Definitions
- A hydrate whose solid contains five molecules of...
Ancestry of “pentahydrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hydrate | A solid compound containing or linked to water... |
| 2 | French | hydraté | past participle of hydrater |
| 3 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |