Where does “silicoaluminophosphate” come from?
silicoaluminophosphate (English) comes from English aluminophosphate, from English phosphate, from French phosphate, from French phosphore, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
silicoaluminophosphate (English): A mixed silicate and aluminophosphate
Definitions
- A mixed silicate and aluminophosphate
Ancestry of “silicoaluminophosphate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aluminophosphate | Any of a large number of inorganic compounds... |
| 2 | English | phosphate | Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid; A... |
| 3 | French | phosphate | phosphate |
| 4 | French | phosphore | phosphorus |
| 5 | New Latin | phōsphorus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |