Where does “phenylthiourea” come from?
phenylthiourea (English) comes from English urea, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
phenylthiourea (English): Phenylthiocarbamide
Definitions
- Phenylthiocarbamide
Ancestry of “phenylthiourea”, step by step
phenylthiourea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English urea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urea | A water-soluble organic compound, CO, formed by... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |