Where does “permanganate” come from?
Permanganate derives from English permanent and -ate, with permanent from Latin permanēre, composed of Latin per- (through) and manēre (to remain), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- (forward) and pr̥tós (lasting).
permanganate (English): any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple...
Definitions
- any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple...
Ancestry of “permanganate”, step by step
permanganate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Per | For each |
| 2 | English | Person | An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being |
| 3 | Middle English | persoun | person |
| 4 | Old French | persone | person; individual; rector of a parish; someone;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | persona | parson, person; mask; character |
| 6 | Latin | persōna | mask |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 | a mask; a masked individual, often performing in... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρόσωπον | face, visage, countenance; front; mask |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English manganate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manganate | Any compound containing the ion MnO |
| 2 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 3 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |