Where does “polychalcogenide” come from?
polychalcogenide (English) comes from English chalcogenide, from English chalcogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and- — on, onto.
polychalcogenide (English): Any compound of general formula REnR having a chain of more than two chalcogen atoms
Definitions
- Any compound of general formula REnR having a chain of more than two chalcogen atoms
Ancestry of “polychalcogenide”, step by step
polychalcogenide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chalcogenide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chalcogenide | Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more... |
| 2 | English | chalcogen | Any element of group 16 of the periodic table:... |
| 3 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 4 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 5 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 6 | Old English | onġēan | opposite |
| 7 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 8 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |