Where does “phosphomolybdate” come from?

phosphomolybdate (English) comes from English molybdate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

phosphomolybdate (English): Any salt of phosphomolybdic acid

Definitions

  1. Any salt of phosphomolybdic acid

Ancestry of “phosphomolybdate”, step by step

phosphomolybdate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English molybdate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolybdateThe anion MoO; Any salt of molybdic acid
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English phospho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphospho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós