Where does “protosolvent” come from?
protosolvent (English) comes from English solvent, from French solvent, from Latin solventem, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
protosolvent (English): Any protonated solvent (containing hydrogen atoms), especially when residually present during NMR spectroscopy
Definitions
- Any protonated solvent (containing hydrogen atoms), especially when residually present during NMR spectroscopy
Ancestry of “protosolvent”, step by step
protosolvent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solvent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solvent | A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or... |
| 2 | French | solvent | third-person plural present indicative of soudre;... |
| 3 | Latin | solventem | accusative masculine singular of solvēns;... |
| 4 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |