Where does “polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride” come from?

polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride (English) comes from English anhydride, from English an-, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride”, step by step

polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English anhydride

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanhydrideany compound formally derived from another by...
2Englishan-Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words...
3Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via English glycol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycolAny aliphatic diol; A thick, colourless liquid,...
2English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English benzyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzylThe univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀν-