Where does “pentanedithiol” come from?
pentanedithiol (English) comes from English pentane, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
pentanedithiol (English): Any of many isomeric dithiols derived from...
Definitions
- Any of many isomeric dithiols derived from...
Ancestry of “pentanedithiol”, step by step
pentanedithiol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pentane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentane | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula CH;... |
| 2 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 3 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 4 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 5 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 7 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English dithiol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dithiol | Any compound having two thiol groups |
| 2 | English | thiol | A univalent organic radical containing a sulphur... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |