Where does “phosphotungstate” come from?

phosphotungstate (English) comes from English tungstate, 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.

phosphotungstate (English): A salt or ester of phosphotungstic acid

Definitions

  1. A salt or ester of phosphotungstic acid

Ancestry of “phosphotungstate”, step by step

phosphotungstate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tungstate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtungstateAny salt of tungstic 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 -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate