Where does “polycarbamate” come from?
polycarbamate (English) comes from English carbamate, from English carbamic, from English carbamide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a.
polycarbamate (English): Any of a family of polymers having carbamate...
Definitions
- Any of a family of polymers having carbamate...
Ancestry of “polycarbamate”, step by step
polycarbamate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carbamate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbamate | Any salt or ester of carbamic acid |
| 2 | English | carbamic | Of or pertaining to carbamic acid or its... |
| 3 | English | carbamide | urea |
| 4 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 5 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 6 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 7 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |