Where does “polyetherimide” come from?
polyetherimide (English) comes from English imide, from English amide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
polyetherimide (English): An amorphous, amber, transparent,...
Definitions
- An amorphous, amber, transparent,...
Ancestry of “polyetherimide”, step by step
polyetherimide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imide | a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is... |
| 2 | English | amide | Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the... |
| 3 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English polyether
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polyether | a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon... |
| 2 | English | Ether | The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether |
| 3 | Old French | ether | — |
| 4 | Latin | aethēr | sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |