Where does “propylparaben” come from?
propylparaben (English) comes from English paraben, from English hydroxybenzoate, from English benzoate, from English benzoic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem — in.
propylparaben (English): The "n"-propyl ester of "p"-hydroxybenzoic acid,...
Definitions
- The "n"-propyl ester of "p"-hydroxybenzoic acid,...
Ancestry of “propylparaben”, step by step
propylparaben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paraben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paraben | Any of a group of chemicals used as preservatives... |
| 2 | English | hydroxybenzoate | Any salt or ester of hydroxybenzoic acid |
| 3 | English | benzoate | Any salt or ester of benzoic acid |
| 4 | English | benzoic | Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin; Derived... |
| 5 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 6 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 7 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 8 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 9 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 10 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 11 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 12 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 13 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 14 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 15 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English propyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | propyl | Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 2 | French | propylique | propylic |
| 3 | French | -yle | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὕλη | wood; trees; forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |